Equatorial Guinea (redirected from Equatorial Guinean)

E·qua·to·ri·al Guin·ea  (kw-tôr-l gn, -tr-, kw-) A country of west-central Africa including islands in the Gulf of Guinea. Originally inhabited by Pygmy peoples, it was discovered by the Portuguese in 1472. The largest island, now called Bioko, was ceded to Spain by Portugal in 1778, and the mainland territory, Río Muni, came under Spanish rule in 1885. The colony became known as Spanish Guinea, and it gained independence from Spain in 1968. Malabo is the capital and the largest city. Population: 551,000.

Equatorial Guinea

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Equatorial Guinea - a country of west central Africa (including islands in the Gulf of Guinea); became independent from Spain in 1968 Republic of Equatorial Guinea, Spanish Guinea Bioko - an island in the Gulf of Guinea that is part of Equatorial Guinea Africa - the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean

Translations

Equatorial Guinea n → Guinea Ecuatorial

Equatorial Guinea [ˌekwəˈtɔːrɪəl ˈgɪnɪ] n → Guinée équatoriale

Equatorial Guinea equator n → Äquatorial-Guinea nt

Equatorial Guinea [ɛkwəˈtɔːrɪəl-] n → Guinea Equatoriale