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guinea

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1. guinea - Noun

2. Guinea - Proper noun

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A district on the west coast of Africa (formerly noted for its export of gold and slaves) after which the Guinea fowl, Guinea grass, Guinea peach, etc., are named.

A gold coin of England current for twenty-one shillings sterling, or about five dollars, but not coined since the issue of sovereigns in 1817.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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5 is a common auxiliary base, or sub-base, where 6 is 'five and one', 7 'five and two', etc. Aztec was a vigesimal (base-20) system with sub-base 5. 6: senary main The Morehead-Maro languages of Southern New Guinea are examples of the rare base 6 system. Source: Internet

A 2008 cholera epidemic in Guinea-Bissau affected 14,222 people and killed 225. citation The 2010 maternal mortality rate per 100,000 births for Guinea Bissau was 1000. Source: Internet

"After the AFCON in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon, Andre Ayew told me I'm one of the best coaches he has ever worked with. Source: Internet

A camp in Guinea for refugees from Sierra Leone Erstaufnahmelager Jenfelder Moorpark main A refugee camp is a place built by governments or NGOs (such as the Red Cross ) to receive refugees, internally displaced persons or sometimes also other migrants. Source: Internet

A critique to this theory is that while mortuary cannibalism was banned in Papua New Guinea in the 1950s, that does not necessarily mean that the practice ended. 15 years later Jared Diamond was informed by Papuans that the practice continued. Source: Internet

After a temporary suspension due to nationwide political unrest in early 2007, the Peace Corps program in Guinea resumed operations at the end of July. Source: Internet

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