Definition of guinea
1 : an English gold coin issued from 1663 to 1813 and fixed in 1717 at 21 shillings
2 : a unit of value equal to one pound and one shilling
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In Asia this same strain has affected cats, as well as guinea pigs and ferrets, Lukens said.
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Beside horses, dogs and rabbits, the animals involved in the center’s program include cats, birds, guinea pigs and even reptiles.
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Shortly afterward, the woman found that her eight rabbits and five guinea pigs were missing from the backyard.
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A heavily accented English bloke operates a remote-control device to run his human being guinea pig into the ground.
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Origin and Etymology of guinea
Guinea, Africa, supposed source of the gold from which it was made
Guinea
playDefinition of Guinea
1 region of western Africa bordering on the Atlantic from Gambia (on the north) to Angola (on the south)
2 or formerly French Guinea republic in western Africa bordering on the Atlantic; formerly a territory of French West Africa; capital Conakry area 94,925 square miles (245,856 square kilometers), population 10,629,000
GUINEA Defined for English Language Learners
guinea
playDefinition of guinea for English Language Learners
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: an old British coin worth 21 shillings
Guinea
playDefinition of Guinea for English Language Learners
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: country in Africa
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the Gulf of Guinea : part of the Atlantic Ocean
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Guinea
playDefinition of Guinea for Students
country W Africa N of Sierra Leone & Liberia; capital, Conakry
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