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FRENCH GUINEA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A republic in western Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958
Synonyms:
French Guinea; Guinea; Republic of Guinea
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
African country; African nation (any one of the countries occupying the African continent)
Meronyms (parts of "French Guinea"):
capital of Guinea; Conakry; Konakri (a port and the capital of Guinea)
Niger; Niger River (an African river; flows into the South Atlantic)
Meronyms (members of "French Guinea"):
Guinean (a native or inhabitant of Guinea)
Holonyms ("French Guinea" is a part of...):
Africa (the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean)
