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guinea    音标拼音: [g'ɪni]
n. 英国往昔的金币
n. 几内亚

英国往昔的金币几内亚

guinea
n 1: a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings
2: (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent
[synonym: {wop}, {dago}, {ginzo}, {Guinea}, {greaseball}]
3: a republic in western Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a
French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958
[synonym: {Guinea}, {Republic of Guinea}, {French Guinea}]
4: a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white;
native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the
world [synonym: {guinea fowl}, {guinea}, {Numida meleagris}]

Guinea \Guin"ea\ (g[i^]n"[-e]), n.
1. 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.
[1913 Webster]

2. 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.
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The guinea, so called from the Guinea gold out of
which it
was first struck, was proclaimed in 1663, and to go
for twenty shillings; but it never went for less
than twenty-one shillings. --Pinkerton.
[1913 Webster]

{Guinea corn}. (Bot.) See {Durra}.

{Guinea Current} (Geog.), a current in the Atlantic Ocean
setting southwardly into the Bay of Benin on the coast of
Guinea.

{Guinea dropper} one who cheats by dropping counterfeit
guineas. [Obs.] --Gay.

{Guinea fowl}, {Guinea hen} (Zool.), 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.

{Guinea grains} (Bot.), grains of Paradise, or amomum. See
{Amomum}.

{Guinea grass} (Bot.), a tall strong forage grass ({Panicum
jumentorum}) introduced. from Africa into the West Indies
and Southern United States.

{Guinea-hen flower} (Bot.), a liliaceous flower ({Fritillaria
Meleagris}) with petals spotted like the feathers of the
Guinea hen.

{Guinea peach}. See under {Peach}.

{Guinea pepper} (Bot.), the pods of the {Xylopia aromatica},
a tree of the order {Anonace[ae]}, found in tropical West
Africa. They are also sold under the name of {Piper
aethiopicum}.

{Guinea plum} (Bot.), the fruit of {Parinarium excelsum}, a
large West African tree of the order {Chrysobalane[ae]},
having a scarcely edible fruit somewhat resembling a plum,
which is also called {gray plum} and {rough-skin plum}.

{Guinea worm} (Zool.), a long and slender African nematoid
worm ({Filaria Medinensis}) of a white color. It lives in
the cellular tissue of man, beneath the skin, and produces
painful sores.
[1913 Webster]


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  • Guinea - Wikipedia
    Guinea, [b] officially the Republic of Guinea, [c] is a coastal country in West Africa It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Guinea-Bissau to the northwest, Senegal to the north, Mali to the northeast, Ivory Coast to the southeast, and Sierra Leone and Liberia to the south
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    Guinea is a developing country in western Africa with minimal facilities for tourism Travelers who plan to stay in Conakry, the capital, should make reservations well in advance
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    Guinea, officially Republic of Guinea, is a nation in West Africa formerly known as French Guinea Guinea's territory has a curved shape, with its base at the Atlantic Ocean, inland to the east, and turning south
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    Guinea is a resource-rich nation in West Africa, known for its vast mineral reserves, diverse landscapes, and pivotal role in regional water systems Home to the headwaters of several major West African rivers, Guinea is often called the “water tower” of the region
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    Guinea owes its frontiers mainly to the accidents of the late 19th century partition of Africa and has no geographic unity Much of the country is mountainous and the scenery is of great beauty
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