Guinea Synonyms

gĭnē
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. greaseball
A republic in western Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. republic-of-guinea
  2. french-guinea
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A west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. guinea-fowl
  2. numida-meleagris

Words Related to Guinea

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. guniea
  2. rabbit-guinea
  3. gunea

Guinea Sentence Examples

  • Three species are inhabitants of New Guinea and the fourth is found in North Queensland.

  • Among the larger birds are cranes, herons, the ibis, storks, eagles, vultures, falcons, hawks, kites, owls, the secretary birds, pelicans, flamingoes, wild duck and geese, gulls, and of game birds, the paauw, koraan, pheasant, partridge, guinea fowl and quail.

  • Many cisterns are infested with Guinea worm (filaria medinensis, Gm.).

  • The typical members of the group are the cuscuses (Phalanger), ranging from the Moluccas and Celebes to New Guinea, in which the males are often different in colour from the females.

  • The terrace closest to the land, known as the continental shelf, has an average depth of 600 ft., and connects Australia, New Guinea, and Tasmania in one unbroken sweep. Compared with other continents, the Australian continental shelf is extremely narrow, and there are points on the eastern coast where the land plunges down to oceanic depths with an abruptness rarely paralleled.

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