British Guiana

noun

1. the former name (until 1966) of Guyana

Example Sentences

In the colony of British Guiana there had been an old law, which permitted the importation of labourers without restriction.

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Gaige described Allophryne ruthveni as a new genus and species of diminutive bufonid from British Guiana.

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The boundary dispute between Venezuela and British Guiana had been dragging along for years.

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Souari, sow-′ri, n. a tree of British Guiana yielding a durable timber and edible nuts.

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He had already been giving aid to brethren abroad, in British Guiana and elsewhere, as well as in fields nearer at home.

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