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guinea

The correct spelling is guinea.

How to pronounce guinea

/ˈɡɪni/
noun

IPA: /ˈɡɪni/

Say it like: Gui-nee

The correct spelling is guinea. A person of Italian descent.

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.A person of Italian descent.
  2. 2.A gold coin originally worth twenty shillings; later (from 1717 until the adoption of decimal currency) standardised at a value of twenty-one shillings.
  3. 3.Any of several African birds of the family Numididae (6 species) resembling partridges.

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