guinea

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guin·ea | \ ˈgi-nē

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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Recent Examples on the Web Dogs, turtles and guinea pigs tied for first place with two votes. — Christina Barron, Washington Post, 15 May 2022 Whether it’s masks or transgenderism, children ought not to be guinea pigs for activist causes. — Madeleine Kearns, National Review, 8 May 2022 Some which include lessening the transmission of measles, mumps, and has shown to inhibit the spread of tuberculosis by 70% after being tested on guinea pigs in an experiment. — William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 2 May 2022 Animal Control officials found nearly 30 guinea pigs behind a Walmart in Florida. — Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2022 Customers become guinea pigs upon which product kinks are worked out in real time. — Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2022 The list does include guinea pigs, chinchillas, bearded dragons, sugar gliders and hamsters. — Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 11 Apr. 2022 Bearded dragons dominated the South, while guinea pigs were popular from coast to coast. — Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2022 Sweden sacrificed its seniors to the pandemic and used its schoolchildren as guinea pigs. — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2022 See More

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guinea

noun

guin·ea | \ ˈgi-nē

Kids Definition of guinea

: an old British gold coin

Guinea geographical name

Guin·ea | \ ˈgi-nē

variants: or French Guinée \ gē-ˈnā

Definition 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 94,926 square miles (245,857 square kilometers), population 11,855,000