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Definition of Portuguese guinea
1. Noun. A republic on the northwestern coast of Africa; recognized as independent by Portugal in 1974.
Generic synonyms: African Country, African Nation
Terms within: Bissau, Capital Of Guinea-bissau
Group relationships: Africa
Definition of Portuguese guinea
1. Proper noun. A former colony of Portugal and country in Africa, now called Guinea-Bissau. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Portuguese Guinea
Literary usage of Portuguese guinea
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Ibis by British Ornithologists' Union (1901)
"Comparatively little work has been done with regard to the birds of "Portuguese
Guinea" (which would be more properly called Portuguese Senegambia, ..."
2. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1903)
"It forms two open bays, known as the Bight of Benin and that of Biafra. GUINEA,
PORTUGUESE. See portuguese guinea. GUINEA CORN. A name sometimes given to ..."
3. The New International Encyclopædia by Daniel Colt Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1903)
"portuguese guinea, gin'ê. A colony of Portugal in Northwest Africa, bounded on
the north by Senegal, on the east and south by French Guinea, on the west by ..."
4. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"Tire PROVINCE OF portuguese guinea has an. area of about 14270 square miles ...
portuguese guinea has a vicar- general who is nominated by the bishop of the ..."
5. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"THE PROVINCE OF portuguese guinea has an area of about 14270 square miles, ...
portuguese guinea has a vicar- general who is nominated by the bishop of the ..."
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