Gui·an·a (g - n  , -än, g -) A region of northeast South America including southeast Venezuela, part of northern Brazil, and French Guiana, Suriname, and Guyana. |
Guiana [gaɪˈænə gɪˈɑːnə], The Guianas
n
(Placename) a region of NE South America, including Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana, and the Guiana Highlands (largely in SE Venezuela and partly in N Brazil). Area: about 1 787 000 sq. km (690 000 sq. miles)
Guianese [ˌgaɪəˈniːz ˌgɪə-], Guianan [gaɪˈænən gɪˈɑːnən] adj & n
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| Noun | 1. |  Guiana - a geographical region of northeastern South America including Guyana and SurinamBritish Guiana, Co-operative Republic of Guyana, Guyana - a republic in northeastern South America; formerly part of the British Empire, but it achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1966 Dutch Guiana, Netherlands Guiana, Republic of Suriname, Surinam, Suriname - a republic in northeastern South America on the Atlantic; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1975 South America - a continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama |
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