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guinea::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | guinea fowl, numida meleagris |
| Type of | poultry, domestic fowl, fowl |
| Has types | guinea hen |
guinea::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | french guinea, republic of guinea |
| Derivation | guinean |
guinea::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dago, ginzo, greaseball, wop |
| Type of | italian |
guinea::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | coin |
Examples of guinea
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I feed my two guinea pigs on hay, pellets and a mixture of fruit and vegetables.
From the telegraph.co.uk
In the interests of science, I selflessly volunteer my services as a guinea pig.
From the independent.co.uk
You would think that eons of evolution would have clued the guinea to Labradors.
From the theatlantic.com
Don't even ask what the old man did to Ernie, Augusten's beloved pet guinea pig.
From the denverpost.com
Guinea-Bissau is considered one of the worst places in the world to be a mother.
From the voanews.com
Guinea-Bissau, like many African countries, is a difficult place to do business.
From the voanews.com
Guinea-Bissau's military has long dominated the course of the country's history.
From the voanews.com
Guinea suffered decades of dictatorship and strongman rule before the 2010 vote.
From the heraldtribune.com
Italy is currently a guinea-pig for Adecco's Internet-based recruitment service.
From the economist.com
- A former British gold coin worth 21 shillings
- Wop: (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent
- A republic in western Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958
- Guinea fowl: a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world
- Coordinates: 11u00B0N 10u00B0WuFEFF / uFEFF11u00B0N 10u00B0WuFEFF / 11; -10
- The guinea is a coin that was minted in the Kingdom of England and later in the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United Kingdom between 1663 and 1813. ...
- Guinea is a traditional name for the region of Africa that lies along the Gulf of Guinea. It stretches north through the forested, tropical, regions and ends at the Sahel.
- (Guineas (ethnic group)) The Chestnut Ridge people (CRP) are a mixed-race (or "tri-racial isolate") community residing just northeast of Philippi, Barbour County in north-central West Virginia. ...
- A person of Italian descent; A gold coin originally worth twenty shillings and minted for use in England's trade with Africa; later (from 1717 until the adoption of decimal currency) standardised at a value of twenty-one shillings; A ground-foraging bird of Africa, of the family Numididea. ...
