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Portuguese Guinea

British  

noun

  1. the former name (until 1974) of Guinea-Bissau

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Another daughter, Claudia, died at 9 of malaria in Portuguese Guinea while her father was based there.

From Washington Post • Jul. 28, 2021

Already trouble was brewing in two other Portuguese African territories, Mozambique, on the Indian Ocean, and Portuguese Guinea, a tiny enclave on the continent's western hump.

From Time Magazine Archive

Portuguese Guinea, which lies on the African bulge, has managed to fight off three invasion attempts by guerrilla bands.

From Time Magazine Archive

The most immediate test for the Spinola regime will be whether it can unite the country behind a common policy toward its three African territories �Angola, Mozambique and Portuguese Guinea.

From Time Magazine Archive

Among them are the Great and Little Scarcies, whose lower courses are in Sierra Leone, and the Rio Grande which enters the sea in Portuguese Guinea.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" by Various

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