Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A French overseas department of northeast South America on the Atlantic Ocean. French settlement began in 1604, but the area was largely ignored until penal colonies (now closed) were established in the 1800s. Cayenne is the capital and the largest city.
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- proper noun Overseas
department of France in South America. Official name: Department of French Guiana.
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Examples
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In the mid to late 1990s, the incidence of AIDS in French Guiana was among one of the highest in South America and the Caribbean.
Grace Aneiza Ali: French Guiana Dancer Yannick Lebrun Finds "Home" In New Alvin Ailey Production Premiering on World AIDS Day Grace Aneiza Ali 2011
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In the mid to late 1990s, the incidence of AIDS in French Guiana was among one of the highest in South America and the Caribbean.
Grace Aneiza Ali: French Guiana Dancer Yannick Lebrun Finds "Home" In New Alvin Ailey Production Premiering on World AIDS Day Grace Aneiza Ali 2011
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Associated Press An Ariane 5 rocket lifted off in French Guiana with a satellite last year.
For Satellites, Service on High Andy Pasztor 2011
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The full value of the reserves it found in French Guiana equates to just 119 pence a share, on Bernstein's model.
Cairn's Red Light in Greenland Andrew Peaple 2011
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Investors and analysts had been hoping for an update from Tullow's South American drilling campaign, but Tullow said results from highly prospective Zaedyus deepwater wildcat well in French Guiana are now only expected in September.
Strong Results Lift Tullow Alexis Flynn 2011
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The tattered straw hat he wore made me think of pictures of convicts taken at the prison colony in French Guiana.
The Glass Rainbow James Lee Burke 2010
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The tattered straw hat he wore made me think of pictures of convicts taken at the prison colony in French Guiana.
The Glass Rainbow James Lee Burke 2010
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The tattered straw hat he wore made me think of pictures of convicts taken at the prison colony in French Guiana.
The Glass Rainbow James Lee Burke 2010
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The tattered straw hat he wore made me think of pictures of convicts taken at the prison colony in French Guiana.
The Glass Rainbow James Lee Burke 2010
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She also worked in a pit crawling with eighteen thousand snakes in Manitoba; handled a wild tarantula in French Guiana; and swam with piranhas, electric eels, and dolphins in the Amazon.
Birdology Sy Montgomery 2010
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