guinea

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[ˈɡɪni], (Noun)

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- the sum of £1.05 (21 shillings in pre-decimal currency), now used mainly for determining professional fees and auction prices

- an immigrant from Italy or elsewhere in southern Europe


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named after Guinea in West Africa


[ˈɡɪni], (Noun)

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- a country on the west coast of Africa; population 12,600,000 (estimated 2015); languages, French (official), Fulani, Susu, Malinke, and others; capital, Conakry


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