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n. - A geographical region of northeastern South America including Guyana and Surinam.

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  • Guyana, formerly known as British Guiana, is located on the north-east coast of South America.
  • These ducks are found wild in Guiana, where they nestle on the trunks of trees close to the water's edge.
  • Guiana -- Joel Barre, the head of Europe's tropical spaceport in French Guiana, is relaxed about letting a former Cold
  • Europe was launched at 4.05 am IST from the Guiana Space Centre at Kourou in French Guiana.
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  • "Guiana" is a region on the northeast coast of South America that includes "Guyana", Surinam and French Guiana. "Guinea" is a West African country. A "guinea" is a no longer used English coin.
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