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Guinea (region) — Guinea is a traditional name for the region of Africa that lies along the Gulf of Guinea. It stretches north through the forested, tropical, regions and ends at the Sahel. Historically, this region was one of the first parts of sub Saharan Africa … Wikipedia
Guinea — Guinea, or Guinea Coast, is a geographical term of Berber origins used by Europeans from the fourteenth to the nineteenth centuries to designate varying sections of the western coast of Africa, a region that formed one apex of the Atlantic… … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
Guinea — Guinean, adj., n. /gin ee/, n. 1. a coastal region in W Africa, extending from the Gambia River to the Gabon estuary. 2. Formerly, French Guinea. an independent republic in W Africa, on the Atlantic coast. 7,405,375; ab. 96,900 sq. mi. (251,000… … Universalium
Guinea wheat — Wheat Wheat (hw[=e]t), n. [OE. whete, AS. hw[=ae]te; akin to OS. hw[=e]ti, D. weit, G. weizen, OHG. weizzi, Icel. hveiti, Sw. hvete, Dan. hvede, Goth. hwaiteis, and E. white. See {White}.] (Bot.) A cereal grass ({Triticum vulgare}) and its grain … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Guinea corn — noun sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa • Syn: ↑durra, ↑doura, ↑dourah, ↑Egyptian corn, ↑Indian millet • Hypernyms: ↑grain sorghum * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
Guinea — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Guinea <p></p> Background: <p></p> Guinea has had a history of authoritarian rule since gaining its independence from France in 1958. Lansana CONTE came to power in… … The World Factbook
grain sorghum — noun any of several sorghums cultivated primarily for grain • Hypernyms: ↑sorghum • Hyponyms: ↑durra, ↑doura, ↑dourah, ↑Egyptian corn, ↑Indian millet, ↑Guinea corn, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Grain Coast — geographical name region W Africa in Liberia on Gulf of Guinea … New Collegiate Dictionary
Grain Coast — ▪ region, West Africa section of the western coast of the Gulf of Guinea, in Africa, extending approximately from Cape Mesurado to Cape Palmas in present day Liberia on either side of the Cestos (Cess) River. It was primarily a sphere of… … Universalium
guinea corn yaw — a lesion of yaws that resembles a grain of corn (maize) … Medical dictionary
