Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - guinea
Guinea
guinea
n. 1 Brit. hist. the sum of 21 old shillings ({pound}1.05), used esp. in determining professional fees. 2 hist. a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings, first coined for the African trade. Phrases and idioms guinea-fowl any African fowl of the family Numididae, esp. Numida meleagris, with slate-coloured white-spotted plumage. guinea-pig 1 a domesticated S. American cavy, Cavia porcellus, kept as a pet or for research in biology etc. 2 a person or thing used as a subject for experiment. Etymology: Guinea in W. Africa
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or French Guinée geographical name region W Africa bordering on the Atlantic from Gambia (on N) to Angola (on S), republic W Africa bordering on the Atlantic; formerly a territory of French West Africa capital Conakry area 94,925 square miles (245,856 square kilometers), population 7,300,000 , ~n adjective or noun ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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