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PRONUNCIATION OF BRITISH GUIANA

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BRITISH GUIANA

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British Guiana is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BRITISH GUIANA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

British Guiana

British Guiana

Flag Anthem God Save the Queen British Guiana and its boundary lines, 1896 Capital Georgetown Languages English Government Colony Historical era New Imperialism - Conquered 1796 - Anglo-Dutch Treaty 13 August 1814 - Single colony 1831 - New constitution 1928 - Independence 26 May 1966 Currency British West Indies dollar till 1965, then East Caribbean dollar till 1966. Part of a series on the History of Guyana ▪ Arawak peoples ▪ Carib people Essequibo 1616–1815 Berbice 1627–1815 Pomeroon 1650–1689 Demerara 1745–1815 British Guiana 1814–1966 Commonwealth realm 1966–1970 Co-operative Republic 1970–present Guyana portal v t e British Guiana was the name of the British colony on the northern coast of South America, since 1966 known as the independent nation of Guyana. Its indigenous people are the Arawak-speaking Lucayan, part of the Taino people. The first European to discover Guiana was Sir Walter Raleigh, an English explorer.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BRITISH GUIANA

British Broadcasting Corporation
British Cameroons
British Civil Airworthiness Requirements
British Columbia
British Columbian
British Commonwealth of Nations
British Council
British disease
British East Africa
British Empire
British Honduras
British India
British Indian Ocean Territory
British Isles
British Israelite
British Legion
British Library
British Lions
British List
British longhair

WORDS THAT END LIKE BRITISH GUIANA

Australiana
damiana
Diana
Dutch Guiana
French Guiana
Guadiana
Guiana
Indiana
Juliana
liana
Louisiana
Ludhiana
Netherlands Guiana
nicotiana
parmigiana
poinciana
royal poinciana
siciliana
Sogdiana
Victoriana

Synonyms and antonyms of British Guiana in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «British Guiana» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BRITISH GUIANA

Find out the translation of British Guiana to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of British Guiana from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «British Guiana» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

英属圭亚那
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Guayana Británica
570 millions of speakers

English

British Guiana
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ब्रिटिश गयाना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غيانا البريطانية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Британская Гвиана
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Guiana Inglesa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্রিটিশ গায়ানা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Guyane britannique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Guiana British
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

britisch-Guayana
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

イギリス領ギアナ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

영국 기아나
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Guyana Inggris
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Anh Guiana
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிரிட்டிஷ் கயானா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ब्रिटिश गयाना
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

İngiliz Guyanası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Guyana Britannica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Gujana Brytyjska
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Британська Гвіана
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Guyana Britanică
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Βρετανική Γουιάνα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Britse Guyana
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

British Guiana
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

British Guiana
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of British Guiana

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BRITISH GUIANA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about British Guiana

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BRITISH GUIANA»

Discover the use of British Guiana in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to British Guiana and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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U.S. Intervention in British Guiana: A Cold War Story: A ...
This is the first published account of the massive U.S. covert intervention in British Guiana between 1953 and 1969, when U.S. officials feared that popular leader Cheddi Jagan would install a communist regime when the country gained ...
Stephen G. Rabe, 2005
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Cheddi Jagan and the Politics of Power: British Guiana's ...
British Guiana's Struggle for Independence Colin A. Palmer. 35. Ibid. 36. Ibid. 37. Ibid. 38. Ibid. 39. See Palmer, Eric Williams. 40. Text of the statement released by U.S. Department of State, October 28, 1961, FO 371/206475; Governor Grey to ...
Colin A. Palmer, 2010
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The Negro Family in British Guiana: Family Structure and ...
BIBLIOGRAPHY Section A contains only works referred to in the text and footnotes of this book whilst section B is a short list of some of the lesser known works on the Negro villages of British Guiana which were consulted by the author .
Raymond T. Smith, 2013
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After the Crossing: Immigrants and Minorities in Caribbean ...
The Madeiran Portuguese first arrived in British Guiana as indentured immigrants on 3 May 1835, bringing their agricultural expertise and their Catholic faith. This article documents the contribution of these immigrants to the growth and ...
Howard Johnson, 1988
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History of British Guiana, from the Year 1668 to the Present ...
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
James Rodway, 2009
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History of the West Indies ...: British Guiana, Barbadoes, ...
Robert Montgomery Martin. CHAPTER II. NEVIS. This beautiful little island (one of the leeward Carib- bees) is separated from St. Kitt's by a strait, almost two miles broad, and full of shoals, in latitude 17° 14' north, longitude 63° 3' west.
Robert Montgomery Martin, 1837
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A Description of British Guiana, Geographical and Statistical
CAPABILITIES AND RESOURCES OF BRITISH GUIANA. No part of the dominions under the British crown surpasses Guiana in the commdiousness of its situation for commerce, and in maritime strength, in diversity of soil and luxuriant  ...
Robert Hermann Schomburgk, 1840
8
Twenty-Five Years in British Guiana
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Henry Kirke, 2008
9
Legends and Myths of the Aboriginal Indian of British Guiana
The chief object of this work has been to preserve, and to give at one view, the more serious traditions - religious, mythological and historical - of the four aboriginal races who live nearest the shores of Guiana.
William Henry Brett, 2003
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History of the West Indies: Comprising British Guiana, ...
R. Montgomery Martin. CHAPTER III. POPULATION. PoPuLAr1oN.—The aborigines of the island were undoubtedly the yellow Caribs, probably emigrants from Guiana'. When St. Vincent's was visited by Europeans, two distinct races of men ...
R. Montgomery Martin, 1837

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BRITISH GUIANA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term British Guiana is used in the context of the following news items.
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Which is more important: rights or order?
... Colonial City subtitled Patterns of Struggle and Resistance in Georgetown, British Guiana, 1889-1924 may well now go into a second edition. «Stabroek News, Jul 15»
2
How to . . . invest in stamps
The world record price for a stamp at auction was broken in June last year with the sale of the British Guiana 1-cent Black on magenta for ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
3
Amos claims another first
Lady Amos, who was born in British Guiana, said: “My family came to Britain in the 1960s. Part of what makes us who we are as a nation is the ... «The Australian, Jun 15»
4
Thank you for valued memento
As a young man, he left home in British Guiana, South America, worked a passage on a cargo boat to Canada and volunteered for the RCAF. «Windsor Star, Jun 15»
5
The evolution of David Attenborough in pictures
... series, and Jack Lester, curator of London Zoo's reptile house, plan their next expedition to British Guiana with the help of Gregory the parrot. «Radio Times, Jun 15»
6
Profits lifted at stamp seller
... highest price achieved for a single stamp in June last year, the 1 cent magenta from British Guiana, which sold for $9.5 million (£6 million). «Herald Scotland, Jun 15»
7
Bottled up: the history of bottlegreen
Born in British Guiana, he spent his childhood in Ghana, Nigeria, Malaysia and Vietnam as a result of his father's job with the British American ... «Gloucestershire Echo, Jun 15»
8
Stanley Gibbons full-year profit rises 42%
... realized for the sale of a single stamp in June 2014, the 1c magenta from British Guiana, for $9.5 million," Chairman Martin Bralsford said. «MarketWatch, Jun 15»
9
The Gold and Silver Mine: Summertime doesn't heat up collectibles …
When measured as a function of weight, a stamp, the 1856 British Guiana one penny stamp, is the most valuable collectible in the world. «Shore News Today, Jun 15»
10
Let the International Court decide
They were boundaries fully accepted by Venezuela for 63 years until 1962, as British Guiana moved towards independence, when the then ... «Trinidad Guardian, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. British Guiana [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/british-guiana>. Apr 2024 ».
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