Guyana

Guy·a·na  (g-n, -än) Formerly British Gui·a·na (g-n, -än, g-) A country of northeast South America on the Atlantic Ocean. The region of Guiana was settled in the early 17th century by the Dutch, who competed with the British and the French over the next two centuries for control of the coast. Awarded the western portion of Guiana in 1815, Great Britain established (1831) the colony of British Guiana, which gained its independence as Guyana in 1966. Georgetown is the capital and the largest city. Population: 769,000. Guya·nese (-nz, -ns) adj. & n.

Guyana

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Guyana - a republic in northeastern South America; formerly part of the British Empire, but it achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1966 British Guiana, Co-operative Republic of 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

Translations

Guyana [gaɪˈænə] n → Guayana

Guyana [gaɪˈænə] n → Guyane f

Guyana [gaɪˈænə] n → Guyana nt

Guyana [gaɪˈænə] n → Guayana f