Guiana
See also: Güiana
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the local language (probably Cariban or Arawak), meaning “land of many waters”. Also spelled as Guyana. The French form gave the town name Cayenne.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ɡaɪˈænə/, /ɡaɪˈɑːnə/, /ɡiˈɑːnə/, /ɡiˈænə/
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Proper noun
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Guiana
- A geological region in the north of South America.
- Alternative spelling of Guyana.
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Guiana”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.
Further reading
[edit]- “Guiana”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams
[edit]Italian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Guiana f
- Guyana (a country in South America)
Anagrams
[edit]Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ɡʷiˈaː.na]
Proper noun
[edit]Guiāna f sg (genitive Guiānae); first declension
- (New Latin) Guyana (a country in South America; capital: Georgiōpolis)
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Guiāna |
| genitive | Guiānae |
| dative | Guiānae |
| accusative | Guiānam |
| ablative | Guiānā |
| vocative | Guiāna |
See also
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[edit]Occitan
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Occitan [Term?], from Latin Aquītānia. Doublet of Aquitània.
Proper noun
[edit]Guiana
Portuguese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɐnɐ
- Hyphenation: Gui‧a‧na
Proper noun
[edit]Guiana f
- Guyana (a country in South America)
Related terms
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- English terms derived from Cariban languages
- English terms derived from Arawak languages
- English 3-syllable words
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- English lemmas
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- Italian 3-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Italian/ana
- Rhymes:Italian/ana/3 syllables
- Italian lemmas
- Italian proper nouns
- Italian uncountable proper nouns
- Italian feminine nouns
- it:Guyana
- it:Countries in South America
- Latin terms borrowed from Spanish
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- Latin 3-syllable words
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- Latin lemmas
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- Latin feminine nouns in the first declension
- Latin feminine nouns
- New Latin
- la:Guyana
- la:Countries in South America
- Occitan terms inherited from Old Occitan
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- Occitan terms inherited from Latin
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- Occitan doublets
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- Rhymes:Portuguese/ɐnɐ
- Rhymes:Portuguese/ɐnɐ/2 syllables
- Rhymes:Portuguese/ɐnɐ/3 syllables
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese proper nouns
- Portuguese uncountable proper nouns
- Portuguese feminine nouns
- pt:Guyana
- pt:Countries in South America