Guiana

See also: Güiana

English

Etymology

From the local language (probably Cariban or Arawakan), meaning “land of many waters”. Also spelled as Guyana. The French form gave the town name Cayenne.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡaɪˈænə/, /ɡaɪˈɑːnə/, /ɡiˈɑːnə/, /ɡiˈænə/
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Proper noun

Guiana

  1. A geological region in the north of South America.

Derived terms

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References

Further reading
  • “Guiana”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

Italian

Proper noun

Guiana f

  1. Guyana (a country in South America)

Anagrams

Latin

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Guiāna f sg (genitive Guiānae); first declension

  1. (New Latin) Guyana (a country in South America)

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Guiāna
Genitive Guiānae
Dative Guiānae
Accusative Guiānam
Ablative Guiānā
Vocative Guiāna

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Occitan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Occitan [Term?], from Latin Aquītānia. Doublet of Aquitània.

Proper noun

Guiana

  1. (historical) Guyenne

Portuguese

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡiˈɐ̃.nɐ/ [ɡɪˈɐ̃.nɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈɡjɐ̃.nɐ/, /ɡwiˈɐ̃.nɐ/ [ɡwɪˈɐ̃.nɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈɡwjɐ̃.nɐ/, /ɡujˈɐ̃.nɐ/ [ɡuɪ̯ˈɐ̃.nɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡiˈɐ.na/ [ɡɪˈɐ.na], (faster pronunciation) /ˈɡjɐ.na/, /ɡwiˈɐ.na/ [ɡwɪˈɐ.na], (faster pronunciation) /ˈɡwjɐ.na/, /ɡujˈɐ.na/ [ɡuɪ̯ˈɐ.na]
 

  • Hyphenation: Gui‧a‧na

Proper noun

Guiana f

  1. Guyana (a country in South America)

See also
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