Spansk Guinea

Norwegian Bokmål thumb|Spanish Guinea in 1900, following the Treaty of Paris. thumb|Construction of a light railway for transporting tropical hardwood in Spanish Guinea, 1939–1940. Etymology From nb spansk Spansk Spanish + nb Guinea Guinea, literally “Spanish Guinea”. The name corresponds to Spanish es Guinea Española Spanish Guinea, the name for Spain's colonial possessions in the region. Pronunciation nb /ˈspansk ¹ɡɪˈneː.a/ [ˈspaŋsk ɡɪˈnèː.a] nb eːa 4 nb Spansk Gui ne a Proper noun nb proper noun Spansk Guinea nb historical Spanish Guinea; nb a former Spanish <<colony>> in <<r/Central Africa>>, corresponding to present-day <<c/Equatorial Guinea>>. nb Bioko, Río Muni og Annobón var blant områdene som inngikk i Spansk Guinea. Bioko, Río Muni and Annobón were among the territories that formed part of Spanish Guinea. nb 24 February 2025 Spansk Guinea Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Spansk_Guinea Spansk Guinea var en koloni i Afrika, i et område kontrollert av Spania siden 1778. Spanish Guinea was a colony in Africa, in an area controlled by Spain since 1778. https://web.archive.org/web/20260821230228/https://snl.no/Spansk_Guinea 21 August 2026 Usage notes Spansk Guinea is a historical umbrella name for the Spanish possessions that developed into present-day nb Ekvatorial-Guinea Equatorial Guinea. Their administrative status and organization changed during the period of Spanish rule before independence in 1968. See also nb Ekvatorial-Guinea Equatorial Guinea References “Spansk Guinea” in Store norske leksikon. “Ekvatorial-Guineas historie” in Store norske leksikon. nb exonyms