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Portuguese Guinea

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noun

  1. the former name (until 1974) of Guinea-Bissau

"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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Another daughter, Claudia, died at 9 of malaria in Portuguese Guinea while her father was based there.

From Washington Post • Jul. 28, 2021

Intermediate talks between representatives of Lisbon and liberation leaders from Portuguese Guinea had ended on a cordial note in London.

From Time Magazine Archive

It spends from 35% to 40% of its budget fighting insurgents in Angola, Mozambique and Portuguese Guinea; through a four-year draft, it sends its most skilled young manpower to the African wars.

From Time Magazine Archive

Guerrillas have harassed Portuguese Guinea, Mozambique and Angola, but there is no indication that Lisbon is ready to withdraw.

From Time Magazine Archive

Among them are the Great and Little Scarcies, whose lower courses are in Sierra Leone, and the Rio Grande which enters the sea in Portuguese Guinea.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" by Various

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