Guinea en · PROPN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Portuguese Guiné + -ia, the first part of which is of uncertain origin.
Meanings
- (historical) The coastal region of West Africa between Morocco and the Congo, particularly the north shore of the Gulf of Guinea.
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A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Guinea.
Among the frontrunners before the conclave began were Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s secretary of state; Luis Antonio Tagle, a reformer from the Philippines; Péter Erdő, a traditionalist from Hungary; Robert Sarah, a cardinal from Guinea who criticised Francis’s papacy; and the moderate US cardinal Robert Prevost.
2025 May 8, Angela Giuffrida and Harriet Sherwood, “White smoke from Sistine Chapel chimney signals election of new pope”, in The Guardian:
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(US, alt-of, derogatory, ethnic, slang, slur) Alternative letter-case form of guinea, an Italian.
alt of guinea
Deriveds
Guinea-Conakry · Guinea plum · New Guinea · guinea worm · Proto-Trans-New Guinea · guinea-worm disease · Guinea corn · guinea fowl · Spanish Guinea · guinea piglet · Guinea peach · Equatorial Guinea · guineafowl · Guineaman · Guinea arrowroot · Guinea-Bissau · Guinea wheat · Guinean · Upper Guinea · Portuguese Guinea · Papua New Guinea · French Guinea · Guinea pepper · guinea hen weed · Gulf of Guinea · guinea grains · guinea pig · Lower Guinea · guinea keet
Descendants
Hyponyms
Ivory Coast · Pepper Coast · Slave Coast · Grain Coast · Gold Coast · Lower Guinea · Upper Guinea
Relateds
Translations (92)
th กินี (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · rar Kini (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · eo Gvineo (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · br Ginea (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · et Guinea (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · is Gínea (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · bn গিনি (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · ia Guinea (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · nl Guinee (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · tg Гвинея (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · tk Gwineýa (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · wal Giinii (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · kln Gini (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · ja ギニア (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · ca Guinea (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · km ហ្គីណេ (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · ta கினி (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · bg Гвине́я (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · hu Guinea (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · vi Ghi-nê (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · uk Ґвіне́я (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · hy Գվինեա (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · mr गिनी (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · he גִּינֵאָה (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · ky Гвинея (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · ga Guine (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · es Guinea (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · nrf Dginnée (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · mer Gine (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · el Γουινέα (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · rsk Ґвинея (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · nrf Graund-Gùinaée (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · nn Guinea (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · sh Гвине́ја (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · pt Guiné (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · mi Kini (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · az Qvineya (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · cs Guinea (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · ar غِنَاوَة (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · kw Gyni (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · gur Gini (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · aii ܓܝܼܢܹܐ (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · it Guinea (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · af Guinee (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · fa گینه (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · hi गिनी (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · kam Ngini (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · tr Gine (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · luy Gini (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · de Guinea (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · ko 기네 (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · ar غِينْيَا (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · mk Гвине́ја (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · cmn 幾內亞 /几内亚 (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · lt Gvinėja (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · pl Gwinea (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · nv Gíní (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · gur Gine (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · fr Guinée (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · be Гвіне́я (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · ka გვინეა (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · rue Ґвіне́я (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · ru Гвине́я (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · cy Gini (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · ur گنی (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · mt Gwinea (il-Gwinea) (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · ro Guineea (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · da Guinea (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · sk Guinea (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · sh Gvinéja (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · si ගිනි (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · ast Guinea (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · sl Gvinêja (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · ko 기니 (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · lv Gvineja (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · luo Gini (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · fi Guinea (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · uz Gvineya (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · ta கினியா (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · kk Гвинея (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · my ဂီနီ (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · yo Gínì (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · ha Gini (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · be Гвінэ́я (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · sv Guinea (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · uk Гвіне́я (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · am ጊኔ (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · ki Gine (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · mn Гвиней (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · la Guinea (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · nb Guinea (short form of the Republic of Guinea) · sw Gine (short form of the Republic of Guinea)