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Guiana
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Güiana
English
Etymology
From the local language (probably en sai-car or en awd), meaning “land of many waters”. Also spelled as en Guyana. The French form gave the town name en Cayenne.
Pronunciation
en /ɡaɪˈænə/ /ɡaɪˈɑːnə/ /ɡiˈɑːnə/ /ɡiˈænə/
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Proper noun
A geological region in the north of South America.
en Guyana.
Derived terms
en Guiana dolphin Guiana Island Guiana plum Guianan Portuguese Guiana
See also
en British Guiana
en Dutch Guiana
en French Guiana
en Guianas the Guianas
en Guinea
en Guyana
References
Further reading
Anagrams
en aaginu Inagua iguana
Italian
Pronunciation
Gu.iàna
Proper noun
f
it Guyana Q734
Anagrams
it aaginu agunai guaina iguana
Latin
la:
Alternative forms
la Guyana Guaiana
Etymology
la Guiāna :bor es:Guyana + 1
Pronunciation
Guiāna 0
Proper noun
Guiāna<1>
la New Latin la Guyana Q734 Georgiōpolis
Declension
Guiāna<1>
See also
la Guiānus guiānicus
See also
Occitan
Alternative forms
oc Güiana
Etymology
From oc pro, from oc la Aquītānia. oc Aquitània.
Proper noun
oc proper noun
oc historical Guyenne
Portuguese
pt:
Alternative forms
pt Guyana obsolete
Pronunciation
+,Güi.ana,Ghuy.ana +
pt ɐnɐ 2,3
pt Gui a na
Proper noun
f
pt Guyana Q734
Related terms
pt Guiana Francesa Guiana Holandesa Guiana Portuguesa Guiana Brasileira Guiana Neerlandesa guianense guianês
See also