1
: an English gold coin issued from 1663 to 1813 and fixed in 1717 at 21 shillings
2
: a unit of value equal to one pound and one shilling
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But first: Hundreds of little (guinea) piggies saved.
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Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 29 July 2025
The man who had driven me and my parents back from the hospital came all the way from Sheffield for the occasion, with his wife and son, as did the couple who had given me the guinea.
—Jhumpa Lahiri, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
At auction, a single orchid once fetched 650 guineas, more than $120,000 today.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
The number of cases of guinea worm has been reduced from 3.5 million in 1986 to 14 in 2023.
—Cary Goodman, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025
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Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 29 July 2025
The man who had driven me and my parents back from the hospital came all the way from Sheffield for the occasion, with his wife and son, as did the couple who had given me the guinea.
—Jhumpa Lahiri, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
At auction, a single orchid once fetched 650 guineas, more than $120,000 today.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
The number of cases of guinea worm has been reduced from 3.5 million in 1986 to 14 in 2023.
—Cary Goodman, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Guinea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guinea. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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guinea
noun
guin·ea
ˈgin-ē 
1
: an English gold coin no longer issued worth 21 shillings
2
: a former unit of value equal to 21 shillings
Geographical Definition
Guinea
geographical name
Guin·ea
ˈgi-nē
variants
or French Guinée
1
region of western Africa bordering on the Atlantic from Gambia (on the north) to Angola (on the south)
2
or formerly French Guinea
republic in western Africa bordering on the Atlantic; formerly a territory of French West Africa; capital Conakry area 94,926 square miles (245,857 square kilometers), population 11,855,000
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