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Guiana

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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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.GuianaGuiana - a geographical region of northeastern South America including Guyana and Surinam
British 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
Translations
Guiana [gaɪˈɑːnə] NGuayana f
Guiana
nGuayana nt


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This time he sailed to Guiana in South America, in search of Eldorado, the fabled city of gold.
The rock-thrush of Guiana, birds of Paradise, and some others, congregate; and successive males display their gorgeous plumage and perform strange antics before the females, which standing by as spectators, at last choose the most attractive partner.
Augustino; so that he found he was upon the coast of Guiana, or the north part of Brazil, beyond the river Amazon, toward that of the river Orinoco, commonly called the Great River; and began to consult with me what course he should take, for the ship was leaky, and very much disabled, and he was going directly back to the coast of Brazil.
 
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