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Guyana in British English
(ɡaɪˈænə)
noun
a republic in NE South America, on the Atlantic: colonized chiefly by the Dutch in the 17th and 18th centuries; became a British colony in 1831 and an independent republic within the Commonwealth in 1966. Official language: English. Religions: Christian and Hindu. Currency: dollar. Capital: Georgetown. Pop: 777 859 (2017 est). Area: about 215 000 sq km (83 000 sq miles)
Former name (until 1966): British GuianaGuyana in American English
(gaɪˈænə; gaɪˈɑnə)
country in NE South America: formerly a British colony, it became independent in1966; member of the Commonwealth: 83,000 sq mi (214,969 sq km); pop. 730,000; cap. Georgetown
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Guyanese (ˌGuyaˈnese) (ˌgaɪəˈniz) adjective, noun
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British English: Guyana /ɡaɪˈænə/ NOUN
Guyana is a republic in north-east South America, on the Atlantic.
- American English: Guyana
- Arabic: جيانا
- Brazilian Portuguese: Guiana
- Chinese: 圭亚那
- Croatian: Gvajana
- Czech: Guyana
- Danish: Guyana
- Dutch: Guyana
- European Spanish: Guyana
- Finnish: Guyana
- French: Guyane
- German: Guyana
- Greek: Γουιάνα
- Italian: Guyana
- Japanese: ガイアナ
- Korean: 가이아나
- Norwegian: Guyana
- Polish: Gujana
- European Portuguese: Guiana
- Romanian: Guyana
- Russian: Гайана
- Latin American Spanish: Guyana
- Swedish: Guyana
- Thai: ประเทศกายอานา
- Turkish: Güyan
- Ukrainian: Гайана
- Vietnamese: nước Guyana
Chinese translation of 'Guyana'
Guyana
(ɡaɪˈænə)
n
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圭亚(亞)那
(Guīyànà)