British Guiana

British Guiana

See Guyana.

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British Guiana

n

(Placename) the former name (until 1966) of Guyana

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British Guiana - a republic in northeastern South America; formerly part of the British Empire, but it achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1966 Co-operative Republic of Guyana, Guyana British Empire - a former empire consisting of Great Britain and all the territories under its control; reached its greatest extent at the end of World War I; it included the British Isles, British West Indies, Canada, British Guiana; British West Africa, British East Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand; "the sun never sets on the British Empire" Guiana - a geographical region of northeastern South America including Guyana and Surinam Stabroek, Georgetown - port city and the capital and largest city of Guyana; "the city was called Stabroek by the Dutch but was renamed Georgetown by the British in 1812" Demerara - a former Dutch colony in South America; now a part of Guyana Demerara - a river in northern Guyana that flows northward into the Atlantic Guyanese - a native or inhabitant of Guyana