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.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Guinea

The word "guinea" in example sentences

For these reasons, in the 1890s the term guinea, which had been used for slaves from the coast of West Africa, was applied to Italian Americans. ❋ Thaddeus Russell (2010)

It has been forbidden to supply the English ships; but for plenty money it is done sometimes; but the finger must be placed upon the nose, and upon the two eyes what you call the guinea; and in six hours where are they? ❋ Richard Doddridge (2004)

I yesterday had a present of a guinea from a gentleman, a Mr Vaughn, who had read my book, and had desir'd the publisher to send me to his house, I write now to Mr Lofft, and Mr Gedge. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The vaccine virus was also grown in guinea pig fibroblast cells. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Jacobson's recent report concerning the use of reticulocyte reactions in guinea pigs is suggestive of fruitful results. ❋ Unknown (1965)

As a result of very promising work with experimental tuberculosis in guinea pigs, Feldman and ❋ Unknown (1964)

I only mean half a guinea is nothing in comparison to ten guineas, which is the price of the ear-rings; and so that makes me think it's pity the young lady should lose an opportunity of getting them so cheap. ❋ Unknown (1796)

'I'll run to them immediately,' cried she, 'for my half guinea is in an agony to be gone!' ❋ Unknown (1796)

'What can be done then? my half guinea is gone; and, to confess the truth, I have not another I can well spare!' ❋ Unknown (1796)

Amongst these, the late poet Southey, to whom he was personally known, took occasion to suggest to a knot of wealthy individuals a simple and ready means to rescue him from present necessity, and secure him from future embarrassment, by an annual subscription of £10 each; and thus ten gentlemen 'to whom a guinea was a grain of sand' might have lengthened life, wedded gratitude to genius, and done honor to their country. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The quivering strings of flesh—now known as guinea worms—may have been the fiery serpents that the Bible describes plaguing the Israelites in the desert. ❋ Carl Zimmer (2009)

Therefore this guinea, which is to help you to help women to enter the professions, has this condition as a first condition attached to it. ❋ Unknown (2003)

The guinea is yours; and the guinea is a free gift, given freely. ❋ Unknown (2003)

A guinea was the stipulated sum — I could as soon have raised a million; and I was afraid to apply to the parish for an order, lest they should have passed me, I knew not whither. ❋ Unknown (2002)

Dracunculiasis, also called guinea worm disease, is the only parasitic disease that may be totally eradicated from the world in the near future. ❋ Unknown (1998)

Dracunculiasis is caused by the parasite Dracunculus medinensis, commonly known as the guinea worm, which is the largest of the tissue parasites affecting humans. ❋ Unknown (1998)

The trip is part of a Carter Centre programme to eradicate the disease known as guinea worm by December, and ❋ Unknown (1995)

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