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Guiana

See also: Güiana

English

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Etymology

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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.

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Guiana

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

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Further reading

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  • “Guiana”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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Italian

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Guiana f

  1. Guyana (a country in South America)

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Latin

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Guiāna f sg (genitive Guiānae); first declension

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

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First-declension noun, singular only.

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

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Occitan

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Etymology

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

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Guiana

  1. (historical) Guyenne

Portuguese

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

  • Hyphenation: Gui‧a‧na

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Guiana f

  1. Guyana (a country in South America)

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