guinea
Webster Dictionary
a district on the west coast of Africa (formerly noted for its export of gold and slaves) after which the Guinea fowl, Guinea grass, Guinea peach, etc., are named
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pintado
Webster Dictionary
any bird of the genus Numida. Several species are found in Africa. The common pintado, or Guinea fowl, the helmeted, and the crested pintados, are the best known. See Guinea fowl, under Guinea
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snakehead
Webster Dictionary
the Guinea-hen flower. See Snake's-head, and under Guinea
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owen stanley
(ˈoʊ ənzˌbɜr oʊ, -ˌbʌr oʊ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a mountain range on New Guinea in SE Papua New Guinea. Highest peak, 13,240 ft. (4036 m).
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solomon islands
(ˈmoʊ ni ən, -ˈmoʊn yən)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an archipelago in the W Pacific Ocean, E of New Guinea; politically divided between Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
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malinke
(əˈlɪŋ keɪ, -ki)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a member of an African people of Senegambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, the Ivory Coast, and Mali.
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niger
(ˈnaɪ dʒər, niˈʒɛər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a river in W Africa, rising in S Guinea and flowing into the Gulf of Guinea. 2600 mi. (4185 km) long.
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trobriand islands
(ˈtroʊ briˌɑnd, -ˌænd)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a group of islands in the SW Pacific, off SE New Guinea: part of Papua New Guinea. 170 sq. mi. (440 sq. km).
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sepik
(ˈseɪ pɪk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a river in N Papua New Guinea, on the NE part of the island of New Guinea. 600 mi. (966 km) long.
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new ireland
(ˈhæmp ʃər, -ʃɪər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an island in the Bismarck Archipelago, in the W central Pacific Ocean NE of New Guinea: part of Papua New Guinea. 78,900; ab. 3800 sq. mi. (9800 sq. km).
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mbini
(ˈbi ni, əmˈbi-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the mainland portion of Equatorial Guinea, on the Gulf of Guinea. 10,040 sq. mi. (26,003 sq. km).
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bismarck archipelago
(Bismarck Archipelago)
Princeton's WordNet
a group of islands in the southwestern Pacific to the northeast of New Guinea; part of Papua New Guinea
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malabo
(Malabo)
Princeton's WordNet
the capital and largest city of Equatorial Guinea on the island of Bioko in the Gulf of Guinea
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port moresby
(ˈmɔrz bi, ˈmoʊrz-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a seaport in SE New Guinea: capital of Papua New Guinea. 152,100.
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d'entrecasteaux islands
(ˈdɑn trəˈkæs toʊ, ˌdɑn-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a group of islands in Papua New Guinea, off the E tip of New Guinea.
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bioko
(Bioko)
Princeton's WordNet
an island in the Gulf of Guinea that is part of Equatorial Guinea
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papuan
(Papuan)
Princeton's WordNet
a native or inhabitant of Papua New Guinea or New Guinea
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papua
(ˈpæp yu ə, ˈpɑ puˌɑ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Territory of, a former Australian territory that included SE New Guinea and adjacent islands: now part of Papua New Guinea.
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west atlantic
(ˈæl ɪs)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a language family of West Africa, a branch of the Niger-Congo family, that includes Fulani, Wolof, Temne, and other languages, primarily of Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, and Liberia.
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new guinea
(ˈnuˌgeɪt, -gɪt, ˈnyu-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Trust Territory of, a former United Nations trust territory that included NE New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, Bougainville, and other islands, administered by Australia jointly with the Territory of Papua until 1975: now part of Papua New Guinea.
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dracunculus
Webster Dictionary
the Guinea worm (Filaria medinensis)
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aperea
Webster Dictionary
the wild Guinea pig of Brazil (Cavia aperea)
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ben
Webster Dictionary
a hoglike mammal of New Guinea (Porcula papuensis)
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filander
Webster Dictionary
a species of kangaroo (Macropus Brunii), inhabiting New Guinea
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papuars
Webster Dictionary
the native black race of Papua or New Guinea, and the adjacent islands
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broadpiece
Webster Dictionary
an old English gold coin, broader than a guinea, as a Carolus or Jacobus
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filaria
Webster Dictionary
a genus of slender, nematode worms of many species, parasitic in various animals. See Guinea worm
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tachyglossa
Webster Dictionary
a division of monotremes which comprises the spiny ant-eaters of Australia and New Guinea. See Illust. under Echidna
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rossel current
Webster Dictionary
a portion of the southern equatorial current flowing westward from the Fiji Islands to New Guinea
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snake's-head
Webster Dictionary
the Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head
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