Guiné

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See also: Guine, guiñe, and guiñé

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Guiné

Etymology

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 the similarly constructed Slavic term *němьcь (foreigner, literally not-speak), as in Polish Niemiec (German)). Or, possibly after the city of Djenné. More at Guinea (region) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia .

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes:
  • Hyphenation: Gui‧né

Proper noun

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

Descendants

  • English: Guinea

References

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