Guinea
Word | GUINEA |
Character | 6 |
Hyphenation | guin ea |
Pronunciations | /ˈɡɪni/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Guinea"
What do we mean by guinea?
A gold coin issued in England from 1663 to 1813 and worth one pound and one shilling. noun
The sum of one pound and one shilling. noun
Used as a disparaging term for a person of Italian birth or descent. noun
An Italian. noun
An English gold coin, of the value of 21 shillings, first issued by Charles II. in 1663, and by his successors till 1813, since which year it has not been coined. noun
A money of account, of the value of 21 shillings, still often used in English reckonings. noun
A guinea-fowl. noun
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. noun
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. noun
See Durra. noun
A current in the Atlantic Ocean setting southwardly into the Bay of Benin on the coast of Guinea. noun
One who cheats by dropping counterfeit guineas. noun
An African gallinaceous bird, of the genus Numida, allied to the pheasants. The common domesticated species (Numida meleagris), has a colored fleshy horn on each aide of the head, and is of a dark gray color, variegated with small white spots. The crested Guinea fowl (Numida cristata) is a finer species. noun
Grains of Paradise, or amomum. See Amomum. noun
A tall strong forage grass (Panicum jumentorum) introduced. from Africa into the West Indies and Southern United States. noun
A liliaceous flower (Fritillaria Meleagris) with petals spotted like the feathers of the Guinea hen. noun
See under Peach. noun
The pods of the Xylopia aromatica, a tree of the order Anonaceæ, found in tropical West Africa. They are also sold under the name of Piper Æthiopicum. noun
A person of Italian descent.
A gold coin originally worth twenty shillings; later (from 1717 until the adoption of decimal currency) standardised at a value of twenty-one shillings.
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