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guinea

/ˈɡɪni/GIH-nee
/ˈɡɪni/GIH-nee

Meaningthe Guinea coast of West Africa

Common meaning: a former coin of Britain, valued at twenty-one shillings

Journey through time

  1. West African place-nameGuineasource
  2. Early English spellingguineasource
  3. Englishguinea‘a former coin of Britain, valued at twenty-one shillings’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on West African place-name Guinea ‘the Guinea coast of West Africa’.

Roots

  • Guinea West African place-name “the Guinea coast of West Africa”

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