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Meaning of "French Guinea" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FRENCH GUINEA

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FRENCH GUINEA

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determiner
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French Guinea is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FRENCH GUINEA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

French Guinea

Flag Anthem La Marseillaise • Liberté Green: French Guinea Lime: French West Africa Dark gray: Other French possessions Darkest gray: French Republic Capital Conakry Governor-General - 1895–1900 Jean Baptiste Chaudier - 1956–57 Gaston Custin History - Established 1894 - Independence October 2 1958 French Guinea was a French colonial possession in West Africa. Its borders, while changed over time, were in 1958 those of the independent nation of Guinea. French Guinea was established in 1891, taking the same borders as the previous colony of Rivières du Sud. Prior to 1882, the coastal portions of French Guinea were part of the French colony of Senegal. In 1891, Rivières du Sud was placed under the colonial lieutenant governor at Dakar, who had authority over the French coastal regions east to Porto-Novo. In 1894 Rivières du Sud, Coted'Ivoire and Dahomey were separated into 'independent' colonies, with Rivières du Sud being renamed the Colony of French Guinea.

Definition of French Guinea in the English dictionary

The definition of French Guinea in the dictionary is a former French territory of French West Africa: became independent as Guinea in 1958.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FRENCH GUINEA

French dressing
French Equatorial Africa
French fact
French Foreign Legion
French franc
French fried potatoes
French fries
French Guiana
French Guianan
French Guianese
French heel
French horn
French India
French Indochina
French kiss
French knickers
French knot
French leave
French letter
French lilac

WORDS THAT END LIKE FRENCH GUINEA

British New Guinea
dulcinea
Dutch New Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
guinea
Gulf of Guinea
Mantinea
New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
perinea
Portuguese Guinea
spade guinea
Spanish Guinea
tinea
Trust Territory of New Guinea

Synonyms and antonyms of French Guinea in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «French Guinea» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FRENCH GUINEA

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

Translator English - Chinese

法国几内亚
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

francés Guinea
570 millions of speakers

English

French Guinea
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फ्रेंच गिनी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غينيا الفرنسية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Французский Гвинея
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Guiné Francesa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফরাসি গিনি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

française Guinée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Guinea Guinea
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Französisch-Guinea
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フレンチギニア
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

프랑스어 기니
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Guinea Guinea
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Guinea Pháp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிரஞ்சு கினியா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फ्रेंच गिनी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Fransız Gine
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Francese Guinea
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Francuska Gwinea
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

французький Гвінея
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

franceză Guineea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γαλλική Γουϊνέα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Frans -Guinee
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Franska Guinea
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Fransk Guinea
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of French Guinea

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FRENCH GUINEA»

The term «French Guinea» is normally little used and occupies the 125.477 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FRENCH GUINEA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «French Guinea» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «French Guinea» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about French Guinea

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FRENCH GUINEA»

Discover the use of French Guinea in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to French Guinea and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Historical Dictionary of Guinea
12 May: Franco-Portuguese Convention on Portuguese Guinea and French Guinea boundaries. 31 August: French occupy Conakry. December: Portuguese sign treaty with Alfa Yaya of Labé and slavery is abolished in Cuba. 1894—1907 The ...
Thomas O'Toole, Janice E. Baker, 2005
2
Historical Dictionary of European Imperialism
Fouta Djallon* in the early 1880s. Until 1890 the Guinea territories were administered as a part of Senegal, after which the area — then called Rivieres du Sud — was established as a separate colony and was renamed French Guinea ( 1893).
James Stuart Olson, Robert Shadle, 1991
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Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African ...
In 1891 Conakry became the capital of the newly founded colony of French Guinea. French colonization, however, met heavy opposition. The Fulani of the Fouta Djallon continued to resist French control. Meanwhile, the Mandinka- dominated ...
Kwame Anthony Appiah, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 2005
4
Africa and the Americas: Culture, Politics and History
From 1850 the French government managed to make treaties with local rulers, and these pacts became formalized between 1882 and 1893 as the Rivières du Sud, a colonial division, which became French Guinea in 1893. Camille Lucien ...
Richard M. Juang, Noelle Morrissette, 2007
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
Guinardó Guinea UF French Guinea Guinea, French — Antiquities NT Niani ( Extinct city) - Economic conditions — — 1958-1984 — -— 1984— Foreign relations (May Subd Geog) — — 1958— History —- —— Portuguese Invasion, 1970 ...
‎1996
6
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
French Equatorial Africa (Central African Republic, Chad, Congo [Brazzaville] or Gabon Republic) . French Guinea (Guinea). French Morocco (Morocco). French Oceania (French Polynesia). French Somaliland (French Terr, of Afars and Issas)  ...
‎1967
7
Of Medicine and Statecraft: Smallpox and Early Colonial ...
Perhaps unique for the French colonies of the Second Empire, French Guinea's early administration was headed by former naval physicians. 106 Over the 1890s , one colonisés, c. 1860-1960, Catherine Coquery-Vidrovitch and Odile Goerg, ...
Christopher Ellis Hayden, 2008
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Standard Catalog of World Paper Money General Issues - 1368-1960
The constituent territories were Mauritania, Senegal, Dahomey, French Sudan, Ivory Coast, Upper Volta, Niger, French Guinea, and later on the mandated area of Togo. Peanuts, palm kernels, cacao, coffee and bananas were exported.
George S. Cuhaj, 2012
9
The Politics of Religious Change on the Upper Guinea Coast: ...
... Commandant Albert Casterman wrote a letter to the Governor of French Guinea in Conakry in which he accused Almami Sidi of being an 'undisciplined, lazy coward, reluctant to obey orders, who has not been able to gain the confidence of ...
Ramon Sarró, 2009
10
Library of Congress Subject Headings
... USE Poets, French Guiana French Guinea USE Guinea French haiku USE Haiku, French French Hindu hymns USE Hindu hymns, French French historical drama USE Historical drama, French French historical fiction USE Historical fiction, ...
Library of Congress, 1986

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FRENCH GUINEA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term French Guinea is used in the context of the following news items.
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Breaking Brad: Husker coach Mike Riley turns 62 today – 4-day …
In French Guinea, a cat survived riding on the wing of a plane during a flight. His owner can't wait to tell the cat after he wakes up. * The Fresno ... «Omaha World-Herald, Jul 15»
2
Shipping movements
Thursday, June 18. French ro ro MN Colibri (9,141/00) French Guinea, for bunkers in the Cross Roads and sailed for St Petersburg, Russia. «Falmouth Packet, Jun 15»
3
A Cat Goes Flying
As they are about to take off there at this is over French Guinea the pilot roll mind Jen told. Discovered that the cat it's not on board and as soon ... «ABC News, Jun 15»
4
Watch pilot's disbelief as CAT crawls from wing of plane hundreds of …
... couldn't believe his eyes when he glanced to the left and spotted the animal as he took charge of a flying lesson in Kourou French Guinea. «Mirror.co.uk, Jun 15»
5
Kevin Seraphin season in review: Big man shows more flashes of …
The French Guinea native was the best low-post option on a roster loaded with traditional big men thanks to an indefensible jump hook that he ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
6
Ocean, nature, critters, and recreation
The incident occurred in Kourou, French Guinea. Jantot stated in the YouTube description: “A standard flight until … i still do not know if it got in ... «Pete Thomas Outdoor, Jun 15»
7
The Caregivers' Disease Paul Farmer
He started in Sierra Leone, then a British colony, crossed through a sliver of French Guinea, and then slogged across the Liberian jungle. «London Review of Books, May 15»
8
What a way to start the day
... including pan-seared foie gras with roasted figs from Sollies in France, lamb rack with thyme and garlic and poached French guinea hen with ... «The Nation, May 15»
9
New exhibit chronicles the global expansion of World War I in 1915
A soldier from French Guinea named Kande Kamara said it all. “We black African soldiers were very sorrowful about the white man's war,” he ... «Kansas City Star, Apr 15»
10
Sailing: Justin Slattery's Volvo Ocean Race Log
The leading four boats are spread across 50 miles running west to east off the coast of French Guinea and all pointing towards Antigua. «Irish Times, Apr 15»

REFERENCE
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