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guinea - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'guinea' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Guinea [ n.]
- A district on the west coast of Africa (formerly noted for its export of gold and slaves) after which the Guinea fowl, Guinea grass, Guinea peach, etc., are named.
- A gold coin of England current for twenty-one shillings sterling, or about five dollars, but not coined since the issue of sovereigns in 1817.