adj
Meaning 1
From Guinea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Guinean
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adj
Meaning 2
From Guinea-Bissau.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Someone from Guinea or of Guinean descent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective
Meaning 4
of or relating to or characteristic of Guinea or its inhabitants
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Guinean borders
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
a native or inhabitant of Guinea
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: African
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English Guinea Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Guinean From Guinea + -an.
Across languages
Translations
67 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Afrikaans: Guinees — from Guinea
- Asturian: guineanu — from Guinea
- Catalan: guineà — from Guinea
- Czech: guinejský — from Guinea
- Dutch: Guinees — from Guinea
- Finnish: guinealainen — from Guinea
- Galician: guineano — from Guinea
- German: guineisch — from Guinea
- Hungarian: guineai — from Guinea
- Irish: Guineach — from Guinea
- Italian: guineano — from Guinea
- Norwegian Bokmål: guineansk — from Guinea
- Norwegian Nynorsk: guineansk — from Guinea
- Polish: gwinejski — from Guinea
- Portuguese: guineano — from Guinea
- Portuguese: guinéu — from Guinea
- Romanian: guineean — from Guinea
- Romanian: guineez — from Guinea
- Russian: гвине́йский (gvinéjskij) — from Guinea
- Spanish: guineano — from Guinea
- Swahili: Kigine — from Guinea
- Ukrainian: гвіне́йський (hvinéjsʹkyj) — from Guinea
- Afrikaans: Guinee-Bissaus — from Guinea-Bissau
- Catalan: guineà — from Guinea-Bissau
- Dutch: Guinee-Bissaus — from Guinea-Bissau
- Finnish: guineabissaulainen — from Guinea-Bissau
- Galician: guineano — from Guinea-Bissau
- German: guinea-bissauisch — from Guinea-Bissau
- Icelandic: Bissái — from Guinea-Bissau
- Icelandic: Bissáar — from Guinea-Bissau
- Icelandic: bissáskur — from Guinea-Bissau
- Portuguese: guineense — from Guinea-Bissau
- Romanian: guineean — from Guinea-Bissau
- Romanian: guineez — from Guinea-Bissau
- Spanish: guineano — from Guinea-Bissau
- Swahili: Kigine — from Guinea-Bissau
- Afrikaans: Guineër — someone from Guinea or of Guinean descent
- Asturian: guineanu — someone from Guinea or of Guinean descent
- Asturian: guineana — someone from Guinea or of Guinean descent
- Catalan: guineà — someone from Guinea or of Guinean descent
- Czech: Guinejec — someone from Guinea or of Guinean descent
- Danish: guineansk — someone from Guinea or of Guinean descent
- Dutch: Guineeër — someone from Guinea or of Guinean descent
- Dutch: Guineese — someone from Guinea or of Guinean descent
- Esperanto: gvineano — someone from Guinea or of Guinean descent
- Esperanto: gvineanino — someone from Guinea or of Guinean descent
- Finnish: guinealainen — someone from Guinea or of Guinean descent
- French: Guinéen — someone from Guinea or of Guinean descent
- French: Guinéenne — someone from Guinea or of Guinean descent
- Galician: guineano — someone from Guinea or of Guinean descent
- German: Guineer — someone from Guinea or of Guinean descent
- German: Guineerin — someone from Guinea or of Guinean descent
- Hungarian: guineai — someone from Guinea or of Guinean descent
- Irish: Guineach — someone from Guinea or of Guinean descent
- Norwegian Bokmål: guineaner — someone from Guinea or of Guinean descent
- Norwegian Nynorsk: guineanar — someone from Guinea or of Guinean descent
- Portuguese: guineano — someone from Guinea or of Guinean descent
- Portuguese: guinéu — someone from Guinea or of Guinean descent
- Romanian: guineean — someone from Guinea or of Guinean descent
- Romanian: guineeană — someone from Guinea or of Guinean descent
- Romanian: guineez — someone from Guinea or of Guinean descent
- Romanian: guineeză — someone from Guinea or of Guinean descent
- Russian: гвине́ец (gvinéjec) — someone from Guinea or of Guinean descent
- Russian: гвине́йка (gvinéjka) — someone from Guinea or of Guinean descent
- Spanish: guineano — someone from Guinea or of Guinean descent
- Swahili: Mgine — someone from Guinea or of Guinean descent
- Turkish: Gineli — someone from Guinea or of Guinean descent