1. guinea(n = noun.possession) - a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings;
is a kind of coin
2. guinea(n = noun.person) dago, ginzo, greaseball, wop - (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent;
is a kind of italian
3. guinea(n = noun.location) french guinea, republic of guinea - a republic in western Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958;
is a kind of african country, african nation
is a part of africa
has parts: capital of guinea, conakry, konakri, niger, niger river
Derived form adjective guinean1
4. guinea(n = noun.animal) guinea fowl, numida meleagris - a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world;
is a kind of domestic fowl, fowl, poultry
has parts: guinea hen
is a member of genus numida, numida
has particulars: guinea hen
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. [1913 Webster]
"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." [1913 Webster]
guinea, n.
1 Brit. hist. the sum of 21 old shillings ({pound}1.05), used esp. in determining professional fees.
2 hist. a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings, first coined for the African trade.
Idiom:
guinea-fowl any African fowl of the family Numididae, esp. Numida meleagris, with slate-coloured white-spotted plumage. guinea-pig
1 a domesticated S. American cavy, Cavia porcellus, kept as a pet or for research in biology etc.
2 a person or thing used as a subject for experiment.
Etymology:
Guinea in W. Africa
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