Guinea example sentences

guin·ea

noun

guinea (noun) · guineas (plural noun)

  - the sum of £1.05 (21 shillings in predecimal currency), now used mainly for determining professional fees and auction prices.

  - a former British gold coin that was first minted in 1663 from gold imported from West Africa, with a value that was later fixed at 21 shillings. It was replaced by the sovereign from 1817.

  - an immigrant from Italy or elsewhere in southern Europe.

Guin·ea

definition

  - a country on the west coast of Africa; population 12,600,000 (estimated 2015); capital, Conakry; languages, French (official), Fulani, Malinke, and others.