英语词汇“guinea”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	guinea
释义	Trends of guinea View usage for: guinea (gɪni) Word forms: plural guineas countable noun A guinea is an old British unit of money that was worth £1.05. Guineas are still sometimes used, for example in auctions. guinea in British English (ˈɡɪnɪ) noun 1. a. a British gold coin taken out of circulation in 1813, worth 21 shillings b. the sum of 21 shillings (£1.05), still used in some contexts, as in quoting professional fees 2. guinea fowl 3. US derogatory, slang, offensive an Italian or a person of Italian descent Word origin C16: the coin was originally made of gold from Guinea Guinea in British English (ˈɡɪnɪ) noun 1. a republic in West Africa, on the Atlantic: established as the colony of French Guinea in 1890 and became an independent republic in 1958. Official language: French. Religion: Muslim majority and animist. Currency: franc. Capital: Conakry. Pop: 12 717 176 (2017 est). Area: 245 855 sq km (94 925 sq miles) 2. (formerly) the coastal region of West Africa, between Cape Verde and Namibe (formerly Moçâmedes; Angola): divided by a line of volcanic peaks into Upper Guinea (between The Gambia and Cameroon) and Lower Guinea (between Cameroon and S Angola) 3. Gulf of Guinea Guinea in American English (ˈgɪni) 1. coastal region of W Africa, between Senegal & Nigeria 2. country in this region: formerly a French colony, it became independent in 1958:94,926 sq mi (245,857 sq km); pop. 7,300,000; cap. Conakry 3. Gulf ofpart of the Atlantic, off the W coast of Africa Derived forms Guinean (ˈGuinean) adjective, noun guinea in American English (ˈgɪni) noun 1. a former English gold coin, last minted in 1813, equal to 21 shillings the word is still used in England in giving prices of luxury items 2. guinea fowl 3. Slang an Italian or a person of Italian descent an offensive term of hostility and contempt Word origin the gold of which it was first made came from Guinea More idioms containing guinea a guinea pig Image of guinea © trevor kittelty, Shutterstock Word lists with guinea country, currency, inhabitant In other languages guinea British English: Guinea /ˈɡɪnɪ/ NOUN Guinea is a republic in West Africa, on the Atlantic. American English: Guinea Arabic: غينيا Brazilian Portuguese: Guiné Chinese: 几内亚 Croatian: Gvineja Czech: Guinea Danish: Guinea Dutch: Guinea European Spanish: Guinea Finnish: Guinea French: Guinée German: Guinea Greek: Γουινέα Italian: Guinea Japanese: ギニア Korean: 기니 Norwegian: Guinea Polish: Gwinea European Portuguese: Guiné Romanian: Guinea Russian: Гвинея Latin American Spanish: Guinea Swedish: Guinea Thai: ประเทศกินี Turkish: Gine Ukrainian: Гвінея Vietnamese: nước Guinea All related terms of 'guinea' Guinea corn an Old World variety of sorghum , Sorghum vulgare durra , with erect hairy flower spikes and round seeds: cultivated for grain and fodder guinea fowl A guinea fowl is a large grey African bird that is often eaten as food. guinea hen a guinea fowl , esp a female guinea pig If someone is used as a guinea pig in an experiment, something is tested on them that has not been tested on people before. Guinea worm a parasitic nematode worm , Dracunculus medinensis, that lives beneath the skin in humans and other vertebrates and is common in India and Africa New Guinea an island in the W Pacific , north of Australia : divided politically into Papua (formerly Irian Jaya , a province of Indonesia ) in the west and Papua New Guinea in the east . There is a central chain of mountains and a lowland area of swamps in the south and along the Sepik River in the north. Area: 775 213 sq km (299 310 sq miles) French Guinea a former French territory of French West Africa : became independent as Guinea in 1958 Guinea-Bissau a republic in West Africa, on the Atlantic : first discovered by the Portuguese in 1446 and of subsequent importance in the slave trade; made a colony in 1879; became an independent republic in 1974. Official language: Portuguese; a creole is widely spoken. Religion : Muslim , Christian , and animist. Currency : franc . Capital: Bissau . Pop: 1 861 283 (2017 est). Area: 36 125 sq km (13 948 sq miles) guinea grains the peppery seeds of either of two African zingiberaceous plants, Aframomum melegueta or A. granum-paradisi, used as stimulants , diuretics , etc Guinea pepper a variety of the pepper plant Capsicum frutescens, from which cayenne pepper is obtained spade guinea a guinea decorated with a spade-shaped shield , coined during the reign of George III a guinea pig a person on whom new ideas or methods are tested Spanish Guinea → Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea a republic of W Africa, consisting of R ío Muni on the mainland and the island of Bioko in the Gulf of Guinea , with four smaller islands: ceded by Portugal to Spain in 1778; gained independence in 1968. Official languages: Spanish and French. Religion : Roman Catholic majority . Currency : franc . Capital: Malabo . Pop: 1 267 689 (2017 est). Area: 28 049 sq km (10 830 sq miles) Gulf of Guinea a large inlet of the S Atlantic on the W coast of Africa, extending from Cape Palmas , Liberia , to Cape Lopez , Gabon : contains two large bays, the Bight of Bonny and the Bight of Benin , separated by the Niger delta Portuguese Guinea → Guinea-Bissau British New Guinea the W part of the island of New Guinea : formerly under Dutch rule , becoming a province of Indonesia in 1963. Capital: Jayapura . Pop: 2 220 934 (2000). Area: 416 990 sq km (161 000 sq miles) Dutch guinea pig a breed of two-tone short-haired guinea pig Dutch New Guinea a former name (until 1963) of Papua New Guinea Pidgin the variety of Neo-Melanesian spoken in Papua New Guinea and neighbouring islands Papua New Guinea a country in the SW Pacific ; consists of the E half of New Guinea , the Bismarck Archipelago , the W Solomon Islands, Trobriand Islands, D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Woodlark Island, and the Louisiade Archipelago; administered by Australia from 1949 until 1975, when it became an independent member of the Commonwealth . Official language: English; Tok Pisin (English Creole ) and Motu are widely spoken . Religion : Christian majority . Currency : kina . Capital: Port Moresby. Pop: 8 251 162 (2017 est). Area: 461 693 sq km (178 260 sq miles) Abyssinian guinea pig a breed of short-haired guinea pig with rosettes all over its body Himalayan guinea pig a variety of short-haired guinea pig with markings on its nose , ears, and feet Netherlands New Guinea → West Irian New Guinea macrophylum the largest grouping of the non-Austronesian languages of Papua and New Guinea and the surrounding regions Trans-New Guinea phylum the largest grouping of the non-Austronesian languages of Papua and New Guinea and the surrounding regions Trust Territory of New Guinea (until 1975) an administrative division of the former Territory of Papua and New Guinea , consisting of the NE part of the island of New Guinea together with the Bismarck Archipelago ; now part of Papua New Guinea Territory of Papua a former territory of Australia , consisting of SE New Guinea and adjacent islands: now part of Papua New Guinea doura an Old World variety of sorghum , Sorghum vulgare durra , with erect hairy flower spikes and round seeds: cultivated for grain and fodder durra an Old World variety of sorghum , Sorghum vulgare durra, with erect hairy flower spikes and round seeds : cultivated for grain and fodder Indian millet an Old World variety of sorghum , Sorghum vulgare durra , with erect hairy flower spikes and round seeds: cultivated for grain and fodder jawari an Old World variety of sorghum , Sorghum vulgare durra , with erect hairy flower spikes and round seeds: cultivated for grain and fodder grains of paradise the peppery seeds of either of two African zingiberaceous plants, Aframomum melegueta or A. granum-paradisi, used as stimulants , diuretics , etc Chinese translation of 'Guinea' Guinea (ˈɡɪnɪ) n Republic of Guinea 几(幾)内(內)亚(亞) (Jǐnèiyà)
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