Synonyms for guinea
ˈgɪn iguinea

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1. guineanoun

   a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings

   Synonyms:
   guinea fowl, ginzo

2. Guinea, Republic of Guinea, French Guineanoun

   a republic in western Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958

   Synonyms:
   guinea fowl, ginzo

3. guinea fowl, guinea, Numida meleagrisnoun

   a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world

   Synonyms:
   guinea fowl, ginzo

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1. • Coin
   • Domestic Fowl

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1. guineanoun

   Synonyms:
   twenty-one shillings

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1. List of paraphrases for "guinea":

   guinean, guinée, equatorial, guinea-, guinea-conakry, guineans

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1. William Blake:

   To the eyes of a miser a guinea is more beautiful than the sun, and a bag worn with the use of money has more beautiful proportions than a vine filled with grapes.

2. George Rice:

   We’ve put it to the test at home, and down the pub and it works a dream. Our friends and family have been our guinea pigs, too, and they’ve all told us it definitely eased their hangovers.

3. Michael Walker:

   Guinea grass grows six inches a day in optimal conditions and a six-foot tall patch of grass can throw 20-foot flame lengths, so what we have here are really fast-moving, very hot, very dangerous fires.

4. Joe Biden:

   Despite intensive engagement between the United States and the Governments of Ethiopia, Guinea, and Mali, these governments have failed to address United States concerns about their non-compliance with the AGOA eligibility criteria.

5. Fode Tass Sylla:

   Even in Conakry (Guinea's coastal capital), there are some neighborhoods such as Ratoma where we had the same kind of situation.