guinea

🇺🇸 /ˈɡɪni/ 🇬🇧 /ˈɡɪni/
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noun
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A unit of British money that was worth one pound and five pence before the UK changed to decimal currency in 1971. It is still used for some prices like for horses.

The horse cost 200 guineas, which was a lot of money back then.

R

A country in West Africa.

The official language of Guinea is French.

translation

n. A unit of British money that was worth one pound and five pence before the UK changed to decimal currency in 1971. It is still used for some prices like for horses.; A country in West Africa.

Word Forms

Plural guineas