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Guyana

Guyana

12 3.2
A country in northeastern South America with rainforests and capital Georgetown
  • proper noun
  • /ɡaɪˈænə/
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  • In addition, Guyana's neighbors in South America all speak a language other than English.
  • Guyana is a country
  • Guyana and Suriname
  • Guyana and Venezuela

The way we treat mental health in America, in England, in Guyana, in India, everywhere.

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Examples

  • The official language is English, making Guyana the only English-speaking country in South America.

  • The last time the OIG visited the US Embassy in Guyana was in 2008.

    Blog text (7)
  • The way we treat mental health in America, in England, in Guyana, in India, everywhere.

  • His article, "The Black Hole of Guyana," written in 1985, can still be found on the Internet here.

    Blog text (21)
  • Other countries are starting, Indonesia is doing it, Guyana is doing it, Brazil is starting to do it.

  • Born in Guyana, he was a lithe, tall man with mocha skin and green eyes.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Linden is the second largest town in Guyana after Georgetown, and the capital of the Upper Demerara-Berbice region.

    Blog text (7)
  • So as a young boy growing up in Guyana, I aspired to be with Richards and Michael Holden and all those guys at the time who we all looked up to.

  • Jonestown was a failed multicultural utopia of U.S. citizens who relocated to Guyana in the late 1970s.

    Blog text (1)
  • Guyana could add value to its timber exports, and Cameroon could diversify its cocoa-based products.

    Academic text (1994)

Synonyms

British Guiana
vsGuyana
1 7.2

A former British colony in the north of South America now called Guyana

is the current sovereign name rather than the historical colonial name
6.9

A country in northeastern South America that became independent from the United Kingdom in 1966

is the common short name used in everyday speech and media

Compounds

A country in northeastern South America that became independent from the United Kingdom in 1966

Money people use in Guyana for buying and selling

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Guyana comes from a local native word often written Guiana, which is thought to mean 'land of many waters'. Early explorers used this name for the region with many rivers, and that's why the country is called Guyana today.