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Bissau-Guinean

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or from Guinea-Bissau.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A person from Guinea-Bissau or of Bissau-Guinean descent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: Guinee-Bissaus — of or from Guinea-Bissau
  • Dutch: Guinee-Bissaus — of or from Guinea-Bissau
  • Finnish: guineabissaulainen — of or from Guinea-Bissau
  • German: guinea-bissauisch — of or from Guinea-Bissau
  • Macedonian: бисаогвинејски (bisaogvinejski) — of or from Guinea-Bissau
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bissauguineansk — of or from Guinea-Bissau
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bissauguineansk — of or from Guinea-Bissau
  • Romanian: guineobissauan — of or from Guinea-Bissau
  • Spanish: bisauguineano — of or from Guinea-Bissau
  • Vietnamese: Ghi-nê Bít-xao — of or from Guinea-Bissau
  • Afrikaans: Guinee-Bissauer — person from Guinea-Bissau
  • Dutch: Guinee-Bissauer — person from Guinea-Bissau
  • Finnish: guineabissaulainen — person from Guinea-Bissau
  • French: bissau-guinéen — person from Guinea-Bissau
  • Macedonian: Бисаец (Bisaec) — person from Guinea-Bissau
  • Macedonian: Бисајка (Bisajka) — person from Guinea-Bissau
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bissauguineaner — person from Guinea-Bissau
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bissauguineanar — person from Guinea-Bissau
  • Romanian: guineobissauan — person from Guinea-Bissau
  • Romanian: guineobissauană — person from Guinea-Bissau
  • Spanish: bisauguineano — person from Guinea-Bissau
  • Spanish: bisauguineana — person from Guinea-Bissau
  • Ukrainian: гвіне́я-біса́уський (hvinéja-bisáusʹkyj) — person from Guinea-Bissau