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Guiana

See also: Güiana

English edit

Etymology edit

From the local language (probably Cariban or Arawakan), meaning “land of many waters”. Also spelled as Guyana. The French form gave the town name Cayenne.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɡaɪˈænə/, /ɡaɪˈɑːnə/, /ɡiˈɑːnə/, /ɡiˈænə/
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Proper noun edit

 
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Guiana

  1. A geological region in the north of South America.

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References edit

Further reading edit

  • “Guiana”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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Italian edit

Proper noun edit

Guiana f

  1. Guyana (a country in South America)

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Latin edit

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Guiāna f sg (genitive Guiānae); first declension

  1. (New Latin) Guyana (a country in South America)

Declension edit

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Guiāna
Genitive Guiānae
Dative Guiānae
Accusative Guiānam
Ablative Guiānā
Vocative Guiāna

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Occitan edit

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Etymology edit

From Old Occitan [Term?], from Latin Aquītānia. Doublet of Aquitània.

Proper noun edit

Guiana

  1. (historical) Guyenne

Portuguese edit

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡiˈɐ̃.nɐ/ [ɡɪˈɐ̃.nɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈɡjɐ̃.nɐ/, /ɡwiˈɐ̃.nɐ/ [ɡwɪˈɐ̃.nɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈɡwjɐ̃.nɐ/, /ɡujˈɐ̃.nɐ/ [ɡuɪ̯ˈɐ̃.nɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡiˈɐ.na/ [ɡɪˈɐ.na], (faster pronunciation) /ˈɡjɐ.na/, /ɡwiˈɐ.na/ [ɡwɪˈɐ.na], (faster pronunciation) /ˈɡwjɐ.na/, /ɡujˈɐ.na/ [ɡuɪ̯ˈɐ.na]
 

  • Hyphenation: Gui‧a‧na

Proper noun edit

Guiana f

  1. Guyana (a country in South America)

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