Guinea (disambiguation)

Guinea (disambiguation)
Guinea (Guinée, in French) or Guinea-Conakry is a republic in West Africa, independent since 1958.
Guinea may also refer to:
Places
West Africa
Nations
Equatorial Guinea, a country in Central Africa, formerly the colony of Spanish Guinea
Guinea-Bissau, a country in West Africa, formerly the colony of Portuguese Guinea
Regions
Guinea (region), a region in West Africa
Guinea Highlands, a forested mountain plateau in the Guinea region
Guinean forest-savanna mosaic, an ecoregion of West Africa
Upper Guinean forests, a tropical moist forest region of West Africa
Middle Guinea, a region in the central part of the Republic of Guinea
Lower Guinean forests, a coastal forest region in the Guinea region
Gulf of Guinea, a gulf of the Atlantic Ocean off West African coast, south of Nigeria and west of Cameroon
Upper Guinea historical name for the north coast of the gulf
Lower Guinea, a historical name for the east coast of the gulf
Historical
Danish Guinea, another name for Danish Gold Coast, a former colony in what is now Ghana, West Africa
French Guinea, a former colony in West Africa, what is now Guinea
Portuguese Guinea, a former colony in West Africa, what is now Guinea-Bissau
Spanish Guinea, a former colony in West Africa, what is now Equatorial Guinea
Swedish Guinea, another name for Swedish Gold Coast, a former colony in what is now Ghana, West Africa
Oceania
New Guinea (Papua Island), a large island in Oceania in the southwestern Pacific
Papua New Guinea, a nation occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and adjacent islands
British Guinea, or British New Guinea, another name for the Territory of Papua, a former colony in what is now Papua New Guinea
German New Guinea, a former colony in what is now Papua New Guinea
Western New Guinea, the western half of New Guinea which forms a part of Indonesia
West Papua (province), Indonesian province formed in early 2000's
Papua (province), Indonesian province formed in early 2000's
Dutch New Guinea, also known as Netherlands New Guinea, a former Dutch colony in what is now Indonesian Papua
Republic of West Papua, proposed state
Irian Jaya, Indonesian province formed in 1969 following the West New Guinea dispute
Papua (disambiguation)
Places in North America
Guinea, Nova Scotia a community in Nova Scotia, Canada
Guinea, a region of Gloucester County, Virginia, United States
Guinea, Virginia, an unincorporated community in Caroline County, Virginia
Nueva Guinea, a town in Nicaragua
Currency
Guinea (coin), a former British coin and currency unit
Egyptian pound (Egyptian Arabic ), genēh is pronounced like the English word guinea
Surname
Cristina Guinea (born 1992), field hockey midfielder
Emilio Guinea (1907–1985), Spanish botanist
Animals
Guinea (wasp), a wasp genus in the subfamily Pteromalinae
Guinea baboon, Papio papio, a species of baboon
Guinea pig, a genus of rodents
Guinea snout-burrower, a species of frog
Guinea worm, parasitic worm native to parts of Africa
Guineafowl, four genera of chicken-like birds in the family Numididae
Other uses
Aikea-Guinea, 1985 single by the Cocteau Twins
"Guinea", an English-language offensive term for someone of Italian descent
"Guineas", a former term (now considered pejorative) for the Chestnut Ridge people of West Virginia
The 1000 Guineas or 2000 Guineas British horse races run at Newmarket
See also
Guinia (disambiguation)
Akal n-Iguinawen, for the possible origin of the name Guinea
Areas in South America with similar spellings:
French Guiana, an overseas department of France
Guyana, a country
The Guianas, a region
Guinea Creole (disambiguation)
Guinea company (disambiguation)
Guinn
Guyana (disambiguation)
Guineaman, a ship used to transport slaves from the region of Guinea