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British Guiana

British Guiana proper noun: a former British colony in northern South America, existing from 1831 to 1966; modern Guyana.

Proper noun

British Guiana

  1. (historical) A former British colony in northern South America, existing from 1831 to 1966; modern Guyana.

Questions about British Guiana

What does British Guiana mean?
British Guiana means a former British colony in northern South America, existing from 1831 to 1966; modern Guyana.
What part of speech is British Guiana?
British Guiana is a proper noun.

Words near British Guiana in the dictionary

  1. British Crown dependency
  2. British Double Summer Time
  3. British East India Company
  4. British Empire
  5. British English
  6. British Guiana
  7. British gum
  8. British Honduran
  9. British Honduras
  10. British India
  11. British Indian Ocean Territory

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