Guinea
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
guinea /ˈgɪni/
▶noun Brit.
- 1 the sum of £1.05 (21 shillings in pre-decimal currency), used mainly for determining professional fees and auction prices.
- 2 a former British gold coin with a value of 21 shillings.
– origin named after Guinea in West Africa (the source of the gold for the first guineas).
'Guinea' also found in these Oxford entries:
agouti
- antechinus
- bandicoot
- boar
- brush-turkey
- capybara
- cassowary
- cavy
- coachwood
- cuscus
- dunnart
- echidna
- Equatorial Guinean
- Fang
- ginzo
- gn
- guinea
- Guinean
- guinea pig
- Guinea worm
- harpy eagle
- kangaroo
- kina
- kuru
- lorikeet
- Motu
- New Guinean
- pademelon
- Papuan
- phalanger
- planigale
- PNG
- potto
- quoll
- sow
- toea
- Tok Pisin
