Guinea

['gɪnɪ] or ['ɡɪni]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) a republic in western Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958.

(noun.) a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings.

格雷琴編輯--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(n.) A district on the west coast of Africa (formerly noted for its export of gold and slaves) after which the Guinea fowl, Guinea grass, Guinea peach, etc., are named.

(n.) A gold coin of England current for twenty-one shillings sterling, or about five dollars, but not coined since the issue of sovereigns in 1817.

編輯:莉莉

同義詞及近義詞：

n. Twenty-one shillings.

奥布里校對

解釋/意思:

n. an English gold coin no longer used=21s. so called because first made of gold brought from Guinea in Africa.—ns. Guin′ea-corn a cereal extensively cultivated in Central Africa and India—also Indian millet; Guin′ea-fowl a genus of African birds in the pheasant family having dark-gray plumage with round spots of white generally larger on the back and under surface; Guin′ea-grass a grass of the same genus with millet a native of Guinea and Senegal; Guin′ea-hen (Shak.) a courtesan; Guin′ea-pepp′er (see Pepper); Guin′ea-pig a small South American rodent somewhat resembling a small pig the cavy: (slang) a professional company director without time or real qualifications for the duties; Guin′ea-worm a very slender thread-like nematode worm common in tropical Africa.

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