Definition of guinea Guinea

/gɪˈni/ - [ginee] - guin•ea

We found 13 definitions of guinea from 7 different sources.

What does guinea mean?

Noun Plural: guineas
guinea - a republic in western Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958
		Republic of Guinea, French Guinea
		africa the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
		capital of guinea, conakry, konakri a port and the capital of Guinea
		niger river, niger a landlocked republic in West Africa; gained independence from France in 1960; most of the country is dominated by the Sahara Desert
guinea - a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings
guinea - a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world
		guinea fowl, Numida meleagris
		domestic fowl, fowl, poultry a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
		genus numida, numida guinea fowl
		guinea hen female guinea fowl
guinea - (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent
		wop, dago, ginzo, Guinea, greaseball
		italian the Romance language spoken in Italy
		ethnic slur a slur on someone's race or language
		derogation, disparagement, depreciation (law) the partial taking away of the effectiveness of a law; a partial repeal or abolition of a law; "any derogation of the common law is to be strictly construed"

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guinea (Noun)
A person of Italian descent.
guinea (Noun)
A gold coin originally worth twenty shillings and originally made from gold imported from Africa; later from 1717 until the adoption of decimal currency standardised at a value of twenty-one shillings.
guinea (Noun)
A ground- foraging bird of Africa, of the family Numididea. Domesticated strains include Pearl, White, Buff, Blue, Purple and Lavender. Also called guinea fowl .

guinea (n.)
A district on the west coast of Africa (formerly noted for its export of gold and slaves) after which the Guinea fowl, Guinea grass, Guinea peach, etc., are named.
guinea (n.)
A gold coin of England current for twenty-one shillings sterling, or about five dollars, but not coined since the issue of sovereigns in 1817.

guinea
gin′i, n. an English gold coin, no longer used=21s., so called because first made of gold brought from Guinea, in Africa.—ns. Guin′ea-corn, a cereal extensively cultivated in Central Africa and India—also Indian millet; Guin′ea-fowl, a genus of African birds in the pheasant family, having dark-gray plumage with round spots of white, generally larger on the back and under surface; Guin′ea-grass, a grass of the same genus with millet, a native of Guinea and Senegal; Guin′ea-hen (Shak.), a courtesan; Guin′ea-pepp′er (see Pepper); Guin′ea-pig, a small South American rodent, somewhat resembling a small pig, the cavy: (slang) a professional company director, without time or real qualifications for the duties; Guin′ea-worm, a very slender thread-like nematode worm common in tropical Africa

Guinea is an independent nation in western Africa.

Prefectures and regions.

Guinea is divided into 7 regions and then divided even further into 33 prefectures. The capital of Guinea, Conakry, is a special area.