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Guinean

British  
/ ˈɡɪnɪən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Guinea or its inhabitants

"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

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Guinea

"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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The army man, now a general, has, for the main, ditched the camouflage in favour of the baseball cap and tracksuit, or a boubou - traditional Guinean attire of loose-fitting robes with elaborate embroidery.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

The reports drew condemnation by UN experts, rights groups and Guinean diplomats.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

It's been nine months since Mariam Soumah, a 23-year-old Guinean woman, says she last saw her baby girl Sabina.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

In Paris, Guinean teenager Boubacar Camara, sleeping in a tent on the outskirts of the city, told AFP he had "no choice but to keep on going".

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

In many New Guinean societies, the wealth of a person has traditionally been determined by the number of pigs he or she owns.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

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