Standard Lemma guide

Guyanese

adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˌɡaɪəˈniːz/
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  • rhymes with -iːz

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, from, or pertaining to Guyana, the Guyanese people or the Guyanese language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person from Guyana or of Guyanese descent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Guyanese Creole

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

of or relating to or characteristic of Guyana or its inhabitants

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the Guyanese capital

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

a native or inhabitant of Guyana

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: South American

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English Guyana Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Guyanese From Guyana + -ese.

Across languages

Translations

50 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: guyanés — pertaining to Guyana
  • Belarusian: гая́нскі (hajánski) — pertaining to Guyana
  • Catalan: guyanès — pertaining to Guyana
  • Czech: guyanský — pertaining to Guyana
  • Danish: guyansk — pertaining to Guyana
  • Finnish: guyanalainen — pertaining to Guyana
  • German: guyanisch — pertaining to Guyana
  • Hindi: गयानी (gayānī) — pertaining to Guyana
  • Irish: Guánach — pertaining to Guyana
  • Italian: guianese — pertaining to Guyana
  • Norwegian Bokmål: guyansk — pertaining to Guyana
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: guyansk — pertaining to Guyana
  • Polish: gujański — pertaining to Guyana
  • Portuguese: guianês — pertaining to Guyana
  • Portuguese: guianense — pertaining to Guyana
  • Romanian: guyanez — pertaining to Guyana
  • Russian: гайанский (gajanskij) — pertaining to Guyana
  • Spanish: guyanés — pertaining to Guyana
  • Swahili: Kiguyana — pertaining to Guyana
  • Swedish: guyanansk — pertaining to Guyana
  • Swedish: guyansk — pertaining to Guyana
  • Ukrainian: гая́нський (hajánsʹkyj) — pertaining to Guyana
  • Asturian: guyanés — person from Guyana
  • Asturian: guyanesa — person from Guyana
  • Catalan: guyanès — person from Guyana
  • Danish: guyaner — person from Guyana
  • Finnish: guyanalainen — person from Guyana
  • French: Guyanais — person from Guyana
  • French: Guyanaise — person from Guyana
  • German: Guyaner — person from Guyana
  • German: Guyanerin — person from Guyana
  • Hindi: गयानी (gayānī) — person from Guyana
  • Irish: Guánach — person from Guyana
  • Italian: guianese — person from Guyana
  • Polish: Gujańczyk — person from Guyana
  • Polish: Gujanka — person from Guyana
  • Portuguese: guianês — person from Guyana
  • Portuguese: guianesa — person from Guyana
  • Portuguese: guianense — person from Guyana
  • Romanian: guyanez — person from Guyana
  • Romanian: guyaneză — person from Guyana
  • Russian: гайанец (gajanec) — person from Guyana
  • Russian: гайанка (gajanka) — person from Guyana
  • Spanish: guyanés — person from Guyana
  • Spanish: guyanesa — person from Guyana
  • Sranan Tongo: Gayanaman — person from Guyana
  • Swahili: Mguyana — person from Guyana
  • Turkish: Guyanalı — person from Guyana
  • Ukrainian: гая́нець (hajánecʹ) — person from Guyana
  • Ukrainian: гая́нка (hajánka) — person from Guyana