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GuyanaGuy·a·na G0323600 (gī-ăn′ə, -ä′nə) Formerly British Gui·a·na (gē-ăn′ə, -ä′nə, gī-) A country of northeast South America on the Atlantic Ocean. The region of Guiana was settled in the early 1600s by the Dutch, who competed with the British and the French over the next two centuries for control of the coast. Awarded the western portion of Guiana in 1815, Great Britain established (1831) the colony of British Guiana, which gained its independence as Guyana in 1966. Georgetown is the capital and the largest city. Guy′a·nese′ (-nēz′, -nēs′) adj. & n.Guyanese (ˌɡaɪəˈniːz) or Guyananadj (Placename) of or relating to Guyana or its inhabitantsadj1. (Placename) a native or inhabitant of Guyana2. (Peoples) a native or inhabitant of GuyanaThesaurusNoun | 1. | Guyanese - a native or inhabitant of GuyanaBritish Guiana, Co-operative Republic of Guyana, Guyana - a republic in northeastern South America; formerly part of the British Empire, but it achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1966South American - a native or inhabitant of South America | Adj. | 1. | Guyanese - of or relating to or characteristic of Guyana or its inhabitants; "the Guyanese capital" | TranslationsEncyclopediaSeeGuyanaGuyanese
Words related to Guyanesenoun a native or inhabitant of GuyanaRelated Words- British Guiana
- Co-operative Republic of Guyana
- Guyana
- South American
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