Definition of 'Guyana'
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a republic in NE South America, on the Atlantic: colonized chiefly by the Dutch in the 17th and 18th centuries; became a British colony in 1831 and an independent republic within the Commonwealth in 1966. Official language: English. Religions: Christian and Hindu. Currency: dollar. Capital: Georgetown. Pop: 777 859 (2017 est). Area: about 215 000 sq km (83 000 sq miles)
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Guyana
British English: Guyana
/ɡaɪˈænə/ NOUN
Guyana is a republic in north-east South America, on the Atlantic.
- American English: Guyana /ɡaɪˈænə/
- Arabic: جيانا
- Brazilian Portuguese: Guiana
- Chinese: 圭亚那
- Croatian: Gvajana
- Czech: Guyana
- Danish: Guyana
- Dutch: Guyana
- European Spanish: Guyana
- Finnish: Guyana
- French: Guyane
- German: Guyana
- Greek: Γουιάνα
- Italian: Guyana
- Japanese: ガイアナ
- Korean: 가이아나
- Norwegian: Guyana
- Polish: Gujana
- European Portuguese: Guiana
- Romanian: Guyana
- Russian: Гайана
- Latin American Spanish: Guyana
- Swedish: Guyana
- Thai: กายอานา (ประเทศ)
- Turkish: Güyan
- Ukrainian: Гайана
- Vietnamese: nước Guyana
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