Guiana

American  

[gee-an-uh, -ah-nuh, gahy-an-uh] / giˈæn ə, -ˈɑ nə, gaɪˈæn ə /

noun

1. a vast tropical region in northeastern South America, bounded by the Orinoco, Negro, and Amazon rivers and the Atlantic. About 690,000 sq. mi. (1,787,000 sq. km).

2. the coastal portion of this region, which includes Guyana, French Guiana, and Suriname. 175,275 sq. mi. (453,962 sq. km).

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Guiana British  

/ ɡɪˈɑːnə, ɡaɪˈænə /

noun

1. a region of NE South America, including Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana, and the Guiana Highlands (largely in SE Venezuela and partly in N Brazil). Area: about 1 787 000 sq km (690 000 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

Despite a lack of evidence, Dreyfus was convicted of treason, sentenced to life imprisonment in the infamous Devil's Island penal colony in French Guiana and publicly stripped of his rank.

From Barron's

France will build a new high-security prison in its overseas department of French Guiana to house drug traffickers and radical Islamists, the country's justice minister announced during a visit to the territory.

From BBC

In contrast, the northern Amazon, dominated by what geologists call the Guiana Shield -- home to tall trees with deep roots and less fertile soil -- was more drought resilient regardless of water table depth.

From Science Daily

Riding the waves of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Ocean, it will be in French Guiana on June 9 before hitting New Caledonia on June 11.

From Seattle Times

That was essentially his audition, and as soon as his term with Ailey II ended, he moved up, fulfilling the dream that had drawn him from his home in French Guiana.

From New York Times