French Guiana

[ gee-an-uh, gee-ah-nuh ]

noun

1. an overseas department of France, on the NE coast of South America: formerly a French colony. 35,135 sq. mi. (91,000 sq. km). : Cayenne.

French Guiana

noun

1. a French overseas region in NE South America, on the Atlantic: colonized by the French in about 1637; tropical forests. Capital: Cayenne. Pop: 229 000 (2009 est). Area: about 91 000 sq km (23 000 sq miles)

Other Words From

• French Guianese French Guianan adjective noun

Example Sentences

This island is one of a group, twenty-seven miles northwest of Cayenne in French Guiana.

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The year 1723 is generally accepted as the date of the introduction of the coffee plant into Brazil from French Guiana.

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Cayenne is the seat of the government of French Guiana, and was formerly a penal settlement for political offenders.

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Bourdon was arrested and deported to French Guiana, where he died soon after his arrival.

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Cayenne: the capital of French Guiana, and a penal settlement for political offenders.

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