Guianas
Proper noun
Meaning
(the) Guianas (plural only)
A collective name for Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana; sometimes also including the Guayana region of Venezuela and Amapá, Brazil.
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European colonization English colonization Coastline of the Guianas The first Europeans who came to Suriname were Dutch traders who visited the area along with other parts of South America 's 'Wild Coast.'
Led by Cuffy (now the national hero of Guyana), the escaped enslaved Africans came to number about 3,000 and threatened European control over the Guianas.