Pronunciation: /ɡīˈänə/
/ɡīˈanə/
Definition of Guyana in English:
A country on the northeastern coast of South America; population 752,900 (est. 2009); capital, Georgetown; languages, English (official), English Creole, and Hindi. Official name Cooperative Republic of Guyana.
Derivatives
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Guyanese
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Example sentences
- I say Caribbean, not Trini, because the flags and bandanas we saw represented were dominated by Jamaican, Barbadian, Guyanese, and other non-Trinidadian colors.
- While we were going through immigration on the Guyanese border I saw this grasshopper that was about three inches in length and I ‘persuaded’ it into crawling onto my hand.
- The family who owns and runs the restaurant lives upstairs, so don't be surprised to see some Guyanese children milling in and out periodically to get some advice - or food - from Mummy.
Pronunciation: /ˌɡēəˈnēz/
adjective& noun
Origin
From an American Indian word meaning 'land of waters'.
Words that rhyme with Guyana
Alana, Anna, bandanna, banner, Branagh, canna, canner, Diana, fanner, Fermanagh, Hannah, Havana, hosanna, Indiana, Joanna, lanner, Louisiana, manna, manner, manor, Montana, nana, planner, Pollyanna, Rosanna, savannah, scanner, spanner, Susanna, tannerDefinition of Guyana in:
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