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guinea

/'ɡɪni/

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noun
a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world
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guinea fowl numida meleagris

type of:
poultry domestic fowl fowl
noun
a republic in western Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958
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french guinea republic of guinea

part of:
africa
noun
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent
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dago ginzo greaseball wop

type of:
italian
noun
a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings
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type of:
coin

Usage of guinea

"disparagement"
"jargon"
"derogation"
"lingo"
"ethnic slur"
"cant"
"vernacular"
"patois"
"argot"
"slang"
"depreciation"