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guinea
/ˈɡɪni/
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What does guinea mean?
noun
- Synonym of guinea fowl.
proper noun
- A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Guinea.
More meanings (4)
noun
- (historical) A gold coin originally worth twenty shillings; later (from 1717 until the adoption of decimal currency) standardised at a value of twenty-one shillings.
- (derogatory, slang) A person of Italian descent.
proper noun
- (historical) The coastal region of West Africa between Morocco and the Congo, particularly the north shore of the Gulf of Guinea.
- (derogatory, slang) Alternative letter-case form of guinea, an Italian.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈɡɪni/
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He wrote with his own hand his love to his cousin William, and sent him half a guinea under the seal.
There must be great demand for a commodity that costs a guinea a foot, and a month an inch to polish!
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One day my small son came with his exciting information that his guinea pig, well known as a stupid beast, could count.
In time of peace, and in the merchant-service, the London price is from a guinea to about seven-and-twenty shillings the calendar month.
I mean to begin with a guinea pig, and work my way through the animal kingdom till I come to a Second Trombone.