British Guiana
Speech parts
1. British Guiana - Noun
2. British Guiana - Proper noun
Meaning
a republic in northeastern South America; formerly part of the British Empire, but it achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1966
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Examples
A British commission in 1950 recommended universal adult suffrage and the adoption of a ministerial system for British Guiana.
British Guiana used dollar accounts for the purpose of assisting in the transition from the Dutch guilder system of currency to the British pound sterling system.
By the mid-1930s, British Guiana and the whole British Caribbean were marked by labor unrest and violent demonstrations.
Despite his departure from the MPCA a year after joining, the position allowed Jagan to meet other union leaders in British Guiana and throughout the English-speaking Caribbean.
Emancipation also resulted in the introduction of new ethnic and cultural groups into British Guiana.
In British Guiana, the Moyne Commission questioned a wide range of people, including trade unionists, Afro-Guyanese professionals, and representatives of the Indo-Guyanese community.