1. A former British gold coin worth 21 shillings 
2. A west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world
   - guinea fowl, Numida meleagris

1. A republic in western Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958
   - Republic of Guinea, French Guinea 
2. (ethnic slur) a person of Italian descent

Derived forms: guineas

See also: Guinean

Type of: African country, African nation, coin, domestic fowl, fowl, Italian, poultry

Part of: Africa, genus Numida, Numida

Encyclopedia: Guinea

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