Definitions
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- proper noun The former name of
Guinea (used when it was a colonial territory of France, until 1958).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a republic in western Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958
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Examples
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Neighboring Guinea, once known as French Guinea, presents a very similar picture.
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Neighboring Guinea, once known as French Guinea, presents a very similar picture.
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Similarly in West African countries (such as French Guinea, women pointed and embarrassed their men folk who did not join the anti colonial movement, and of course, closer to home, we are familiar with stories of the brave women of Zimbabwe and Mozambique who joined in their struggle for liberation.
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This word in turn may be derived from the name of a city significant in the 11th century, in what is now western Mali, called Gana, in Arabic Ghana or Jenna and in Portuguese and later French Guinea or Jenné.
Richard Bangs: Why Would Anyone Bomb Jemaa El F'na Square in Marrakesh? Richard Bangs 2011
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This word in turn may be derived from the name of a city significant in the 11th century, in what is now western Mali, called Gana, in Arabic Ghana or Jenna and in Portuguese and later French Guinea or Jenné.
Richard Bangs: Why Would Anyone Bomb Jemaa El F'na Square in Marrakesh? Richard Bangs 2011
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This word in turn may be derived from the name of a city significant in the 11th century, in what is now western Mali, called Gana, in Arabic Ghana or Jenna and in Portuguese and later French Guinea or Jenné.
Richard Bangs: Why Would Anyone Bomb Jemaa El F'na Square in Marrakesh? Richard Bangs 2011
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This word in turn may be derived from the name of a city significant in the 11th century, in what is now western Mali, called Gana, in Arabic Ghana or Jenna and in Portuguese and later French Guinea or Jenné.
Richard Bangs: Why Would Anyone Bomb Jemaa El F'na Square in Marrakesh? Richard Bangs 2011
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Absolutely, missile defense in Czechoslovakia, and special forces in French Guinea and Galatia.
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Conquered all of that region which was French Guinea, Senegal, and Timbuctoo, organizing it into the Empire of Sokoto, which flourished in commerce, learning, and industry.
World’s Great Men of Color J. A. Rogers 1947
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Conquered all of that region which was French Guinea, Senegal, and Timbuctoo, organizing it into the Empire of Sokoto, which flourished in commerce, learning, and industry.
World’s Great Men of Color J. A. Rogers 1947
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