See also: Guine, guiñe, and guiñé

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Guiné

Etymology

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Of uncertain origin; possibly from a Berber source like Tarifit aynaw (mute) (alternative form agnaw) i.e "those who don't speak our language" (compare Niemiec "not-speak, foreigner"). Or possibly after the city of Djenné. More at Guinea.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes:
  • Hyphenation: Gui‧né

Proper noun

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Guiné f

  1. (historical) Guinea (the coastal regions of Subsaharan West Africa)
  2. Guinea (a country in West Africa)
    Synonyms: República da Guiné, Guiné-Conacri
  3. (informal) Synonym of Guiné-Bissau

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: Guinea

References

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Law, Gwillim: Administrative Subdivisions of Countries, p.160