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guiana
/ɡiˈɑnə/
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What does guiana mean?
proper noun
- A geological region in the north of South America.
- Alternative spelling of Guyana.
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/ɡiˈɑnə/
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They connect this chain sometimes with the granite of French Guiana, sometimes with the calcareous mountains of Pari.
Im Thurn, speaking of the Guiana Indians, says that for them "the whole world swarms with beings."
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Among the Indians of British Guiana, according to Mr. im Thurn, both mother and father are "very affectionate towards the young child."
He refers to "certain traditions of Guiana, and the use in the country of a weapon entirely characteristic of the ancient Canary Islanders."
In the rear, towards the interior, they are succeeded by other ranges of hills communicating with the central mountain-chain of Guiana, which divides Brazil from Cayenne.