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Guinean, a. and n.|ˈgɪniːən|
Also 6 Guynean.
[f. Guinea + -an.]
A. adj. Of or pertaining to Guinea.
B. n. An inhabitant of Guinea.
1589J. Hawkins Voy. Coast of Guinea in Hakluyt Voy. 525 Their foode..passeth all other Guyneans for kine. 1607Topsell Foure-f. Beasts 705 The Tatus, or Gvinean Beast..is brought..out of the new-found world, and out of Guinia. 1650Bulwer Anthropomet. 112 The Guineans take their meat torne in peeces with the thre midmost fingers. 1875A. Newton in Encycl. Brit. III. 758/2 Beginning on the West Coast, where the Libyan Subregion stops, we have another Subregion, the ‘Guinean’, comprising the seaboard from Sierra Leone to somewhere about Angola. 1893― Dict. Birds 350 This ‘Guinean’ Province occupies what is commonly called the ‘West Coast’ of Africa. 1963Daily Tel. 14 Feb. 16/1 The teacher, Miss Svetlana Ushakova, 30, offended the ambassador by fraternising with Guineans. 1963Guardian 11 Mar. 9/3 All Guinean francs held abroad were yesterday declared valueless, to combat currency trafficking and the circulation of counterfeit money. 1970Times 6 May 10/6 She wears a striking brown and gold Guinean warrior's hat. |