English dictionary
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English noun: guinea | |||
| 1. | guinea (possession) a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | coin | ||
| 2. | Guinea (person) (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent | ||
| Synonyms | dago, ginzo, greaseball, wop | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | Italian | ||
| Domain usage | argot, cant, depreciation, derogation, disparagement, ethnic slur, jargon, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular | ||
| 3. | Guinea (location) a republic in western Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958 | ||
| Synonyms | French Guinea, Republic of Guinea | ||
| Instance hypernym | African country, African nation | ||
| Part holonym | capital of Guinea, Conakry, Konakri, Niger, Niger River | ||
| Part meronym | Africa | ||
| Member holonym | Guinean | ||
| 4. | guinea (animal) a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world | ||
| Synonyms | guinea fowl, Numida meleagris | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | domestic fowl, fowl, poultry | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | guinea hen | ||
| Part holonym | guinea hen | ||
| Member meronym | genus Numida, Numida | ||
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