Guiana – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
Guiana
n.
tropical region in northeastern South America
The Guianas
The Guianas, sometimes called by the
Spanish loan-word
Guayanas (
Las Guayanas), are a region in north-eastern
South America which includes the following three territories:
- French Guiana, an overseas department of France
- Guyana, known as British Guiana from 1831 until 1966, after the colonies of Berbice, Essequibo, and Demerara, taken from the Netherlands in 1814, were merged into a single colony
- Suriname, until 1814 a part of Dutch Guiana, together with Berbice, Essequibo and Demerara.
Guiana
Noun
1. a geographical region of northeastern South America including Guyana and Surinam
(hypernym) geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
(part-holonym) South America
(part-meronym) Guyana, Co-operative Republic of Guyana, British Guiana
Guiana
n.
Guiana, tropical region in northeastern South America
Guiana
nf.
Guiana, tropical region in northeastern South America
