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Definition of Guinea-bissau

1. Noun. A republic on the northwestern coast of Africa; recognized as independent by Portugal in 1974.

Definition of Guinea-bissau

1. Proper noun. Country in Western Africa. Official name: Republic of Guinea-Bissau. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Guinea-bissau

1. A republic in western africa, south of senegal and west of guinea. Its capital is bissau. It was discovered by the portuguese in 1446. In the 17th and 18th centuries it was active in slave trading. Its boundaries were established by convention with france in 1886 and 1902-05 and in 1974 it gained its independence. As a portuguese overseas province, the country was called portuguese guinea; it was named guinea-bissau in 1974. The name guinea is from the tuareg word aginaw, meaning black people. Bissau is from the native name of the people there, the bijuga, whose meaning is uncertain. (12 Dec 1998)

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Literary usage of Guinea-bissau

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. International Religious Freedom (2000): Report to Congress by the Department edited by Barbara Larkin (2001)
"guinea-bissau The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, and the Government respects this right in practice. There was no change in the status of ..."

2. Landmine Monitor Report 1999: Toward a Mine-free World by International Campaign to Ban Land Mines (1999)
"guinea-bissau Background Since the opening for signing of the Mine Ban Treaty ... Guinea-Bissau is one case of new use. The conflict erupted on 7 June 1998 ..."

3. Landmine Monitor Report 2000: Toward a Mine-Free World by International Campaign to Ban Land Mines, International Campaign to Ban Landmines (2000)
"The Guinea-Bissau government did not issue a denial at that time.6 However, ... 7 UNDP also reported that some senior Guinea-Bissau officials "feel ..."

4. Landmine Monitor Report 2002: Toward a Mine-free World by International Campaign to Ban Landmines, Human Rights Watch (Organization). (2002)
"Mine Ban Policy Guinea-Bissau ratified the Mine Ban Treaty on 22 May 2001, ... The treaty will enter into force for Guinea-Bissau on 1 November 2001. ..."

5. Agricultural Marketing Directory for U.S. & Africa Trade by Mary E. Lassanyi, Wayne Olson (1997)
"Guinea-Bissau is one of the poorest nations in the world. ... Principal sources of imports are Portugal, the US exports to Guinea-Bissau were worth ..."

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