1. A former British gold coin worth 21 shillings
   "The antique shop priced the rare book at five guineas"
    
2. A west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world
   "Guinea fowl patrolled the farmyard, eating insects";
   - guinea fowl, Numida meleagris

1. A republic in western Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958
   - Republic of Guinea, French Guinea
    
2. [US, offensive] (ethnic slur) an offensive term for a person of Italian or other southern European descent

Derived forms: guineas

Type of: African country, African nation, coin, domestic fowl, fowl, Italian, poultry

Part of: Africa, genus Numida, Numida

Encyclopedia: Guinea, Virginia