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FRENCH GUINEA

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Dictionary entry overview: What does French Guinea mean?

• FRENCH GUINEA (noun)
The noun FRENCH GUINEA has 1 sense:

1. a republic in western Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958

Familiarity information: FRENCH GUINEA used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• FRENCH GUINEA (noun)

Sense 1

French Guinea ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A republic in western Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

French Guinea; Republic of Guinea; Guinea

Instance hypernyms:

African country; African nation (countries occupying the African continent)

Meronyms (parts of "French Guinea"):

capital of Guinea; Conakry; Konakri (a port and the capital of Guinea)

Niger; Niger River (an African river; flows into the South Atlantic)

Meronyms (members of "French Guinea"):

Guinean (a native or inhabitant of Guinea)

Holonyms ("French Guinea" is a part of...):

Africa (the second largest continent; located south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean)

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FRENCH GUINEA: related words searches

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