| NOUN | possession | guinea | a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings |
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| person | Guinea, wop, dago, ginzo, greaseball | (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent | |
| location | Guinea, Republic of Guinea, French Guinea | a republic in western Africa on the Atlantic | |
| animal | guinea, guinea fowl, Numida meleagris | a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white |
| Sounds | gih'niy | |
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| Rhymes | abalone ... Zuni: 221 rhymes with niy... | |
| Meaning | A former British gold coin worth 21 shillings. | |
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| Broader | coin | A flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money |
| Spanish | guinea | |
| Catalan | guinea | |
| Meaning | (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent. | |
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| Synonyms | wop, dago, ginzo, greaseball | |
| Broader | Italian | A native or inhabitant of Italy |
| Usage of | disparagement, depreciation, derogation | A communication that belittles somebody or something |
| ethnic slur | A slur on someone's race or language | |
| slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular | A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) | |
| Spanish | dago, ginzo, wop | |
| Catalan | dago, ginzo, wop | |
| Meaning | A republic in western Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958. | |
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| Synonyms | Republic of Guinea, French Guinea | |
| Instance of | African country, African nation | Any one of the countries occupying the African continent |
| Members | Guinean | A native or inhabitant of Guinea |
| Part of | Africa | The second largest continent |
| Parts | Conakry, Konakri, capital of Guinea | A port and the capital of Guinea |
| Niger, Niger River | An African river | |
| Spanish | Guinea francesa, Guinea | |
| Catalan | Guinea francesa, Guinea, República de Guinea | |
| Adjectives | Guinean | of or relating to or characteristic of Guinea or its inhabitants |
| Meaning | A west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world. | |
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| Synonyms | guinea fowl, Numida meleagris | |
| Member of | Numida, genus Numida | guinea fowl |
| Parts | guinea hen | flesh of a guinea fowl (especially of hens) |
| Narrower | guinea hen | female guinea fowl |
| Broader | domestic fowl, fowl, poultry | A domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl |
| Spanish | gallina de Guinea, guinea, pintada | |
| Catalan | gallina de guinea, Numida meleagris, pintada | |
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