Guinea

  1. Proper noun.  Country in Western Africa. Official name: Republic of Guinea.
  2. Proper noun.  (US, slang) Someone of Italian descent in the United States.
  3. Noun.  (US, slang) A person of Italian descent.
  4. Noun.  (British) A gold coin originally worth twenty shillings and minted for use in England's trade with Africa; later (from 1717 until the adoption of decimal currency) standardised at a value of twenty-one shillings.
  5. Noun.  A ground-foraging bird of Africa, of the family ''Numididea''. Domesticated strains include Pearl, White, Buff, Blue, Purple and Lavender. Also called guinea fowl.

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