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Guinean

Guinean

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A person from the country of Guinea in West Africa
  • noun
  • /ˈɡɪniən/
translation icon : guineano
  • As a Guinean, she felt a strong connection to her country's traditions and history.
  • Guineans, like others

Examples

  • Fifi, Alain, and I became, on that day, the great explorers of the Guinean coast.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Prior to 1956, only a few hundred Guineans acquired this status.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Consequently, citizenship at the ethnic group and regional levels has encouraged some groups to see themselves as more (or less) Guinean than others.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Significantly, nearly all urbanized Guineans throughout the country belong to organized hometown associations that promote village development.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Jalloh is one of only a few Fula men involved in bulgur marriages in the camp, all of whom were Guineans.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The second tier consisted of a small group of évolués, Guineans who met the cultural requirements, such as dress, language, and religious conversion, for French citizenship.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Concurrent with the Malinkaization of the civil service, a series of authoritarian and repressive acts occurred in the 1960s; these denied Guineans such basic rights as freedom of expression and travel.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Fifi and Alain are Guineans who love to share their culture with others.

  • Many Guineans participated in the festival to celebrate their rich heritage.

Synonyms

African
vsGuinean
172 1.0

A person from the continent of Africa

is narrower meaning someone from one specific country in West Africa

Compounds

9.8

Money used in Guinea-Bissau before it was replaced in 1997

Money used in Equatorial Guinea before 1985

The money used in Guinea that equals 100 centimes

Surface Forms

Guinean singular
Guineans plural

Morphology

Guinean = Guinea (transparent) = Guinea + an

The suffix '-an' is a standard English suffix used to form adjectives and nouns indicating nationality or origin.

Etymology

Guinean comes from the country name Guinea, which is in West Africa, so a Guinean is simply a person 'from Guinea'.