ALL meanings of guinea
Guin·ea
G g - noun guinea a coastal region in W Africa, extending from the Gambia River to the Gabon estuary. 1
- noun guinea Formerly French Guinea. an independent republic in W Africa, on the Atlantic coast. About 96,900 sq. mi. (251,000 sq. km). Capital: Conakry. 1
- noun guinea Gulf of, a part of the Atlantic Ocean that projects into the W coast of Africa and extends from the Ivory Coast to Gabon. 1
- noun guinea (lowercase) a former money of account of the United Kingdom, equal to 21 shillings: still often used in quoting fees or prices. 1
- noun guinea (lowercase) a gold coin of Great Britain issued from 1663 to 1813, with a nominal value of 20 shillings. 1
- noun guinea (lowercase) Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian birth or descent. 1
- noun guinea (lowercase) Horse Racing. a person who does miscellaneous work in or around a horse stable. 1
- noun guinea The sum of £1.05 (21 shillings in predecimal currency), now used mainly for determining professional fees and auction prices. 1
- noun guinea old English coin 1
- noun guinea (US, slang, pejorative, ethnic slur) A person of Italian descent. 0
- noun guinea (Britain, historical) A gold coin originally worth twenty shillings and originally made from gold imported from Africa; later (from 1717 until the adoption of decimal currency) standardised at a value of twenty-one shillings. 0
- noun guinea A ground-foraging bird of Africa, of the family Numididae. Domesticated strains include Pearl, White, Buff, Blue, Purple and Lavender. Also called guinea fowl. 0
- countable noun guinea A guinea is an old British unit of money that was worth £1.05. Guineas are still sometimes used, for example in auctions. 0
- noun guinea a British gold coin taken out of circulation in 1813, worth 21 shillings 0
- noun guinea the sum of 21 shillings (£1.05), still used in some contexts, as in quoting professional fees 0
- noun guinea an Italian or a person of Italian descent 0
- noun guinea a republic in West Africa, on the Atlantic: established as the colony of French Guinea in 1890 and became an independent republic in 1958. Official language: French. Religion: Muslim majority and animist. Currency: franc. Capital: Conakry. Pop: 11 176 026 (2013 est). Area: 245 855 sq km (94 925 sq miles) 0
- noun guinea (formerly) the coastal region of West Africa, between Cape Verde and Namibe (formerly Moçâmedes; Angola): divided by a line of volcanic peaks into Upper Guinea (between The Gambia and Cameroon) and Lower Guinea (between Cameroon and S Angola) 0
- noun guinea coastal region of W Africa, between Senegal & Nigeria 0
- noun guinea country in this region: formerly a French colony, it became independent in 1958: 94,926 sq mi (245,857 sq km); pop. 7,300,000; cap. Conakry 0
- noun guinea Gulf ofpart of the Atlantic, off the W coast of Africa 0
- noun guinea a former English gold coin, last minted in 1813, equal to 21 shillings 0
- noun guinea guinea fowl 0