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Guyanese

British  
/ ˌɡaɪəˈniːz, ɡaɪˈænən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Guyana 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

adjective

  1. a native or inhabitant of Guyana

"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 son of an Irish mother and a Guyanese father, Lynott was the band’s bassist and primary songwriter, with a soothing voice that seemed almost confessional.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

To tell that complicated story, Hethington depends on dishes like Guyanese chow mein and Trini-Chinese chicken.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Chevron’s Gulf Coast and West Coast system leaned heavily on Guyana, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Canada, with Guyanese crude exceeding Venezuelan volumes several times over.

From Barron's • Jan. 3, 2026

The Oji-Cree First Nations and Guyanese actor played Bear Smallhill, the friend group’s leader of sorts.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2024

With their loose sentence structure and the melodic give and take allowing a team approach to conversation I knew they were Guyanese.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline

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