Guyana
/ɡaɪˈɑː.nə/
Guyana proper noun: a country in South America. Official name: Co-operative Republic of Guyana. Capital and largest city: Georgetown.
Proper noun
Guyana
- A country in South America. Official name: Co-operative Republic of Guyana. Capital and largest city: Georgetown.
- Synonyms:
- British Guiana
Guyana meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Guyana in Hindi
- country
- गुयाना guyānā, गयाना gayānā
Guyana in Tamil
- country
- கயானா kayāṉā
Guyana in Marathi
- country
- गयाना gayānā
Guyana in Urdu
- country
- گَیانا gayānā
More languagesFewer languages
- Guyana in Bengali
- গায়ানা gaẏana
- Guyana in Telugu
- గయానా gayānā
- Guyana in Malayalam
- ഗയാന gayāna
- Guyana in Kannada
- ಗಯಾನ gayāna
- Guyana in Gujarati
- ગિયાના giyānā
- Guyana in Sinhala
- ගයනාව gayanāwa
- Guyana in Pashto
- ګويانا gūyānā, ګيانا giyānā
- Guyana in Tagalog
- Guyana
- Guyana in Arabic
- غْوِيَانَا ḡwiyānā, غُويَانَا ḡuyānā, غَيانا ḡayānā, غِيَانَة ḡiyānā
- Guyana in Malay
- Guyana
- Guyana in Indonesian
- Guyana
- Guyana in Thai
- กายอานา gaai-aa-nâa
- Guyana in Vietnamese
- Guy-a-na
- Guyana in Myanmar
- ဂိုင်ယာနာ guing-yana
Synonyms of Guyana
Forms of Guyana
| alternative form | Gayana |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Goyana |
| alternative form | Guayana |
| alternative form | Guiana |
Origin of Guyana
From an indigenous native American language, probably Cariban or Lokono, said to be a word referring to the land's waters.
Words formed from Guyana
- British Guyana
- Dutch Guyana
- English Guyana
- French Guyana
- guyanaite
- Guyana spotted roach
- Guyanese
- Portuguese Guyana
- Spanish Guyana
Phrases with Guyana
Words that rhyme with Guyana
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- Guadiana
- ikebana
- kana
- mana
- mañana
- nana
- nirvana
- poinciana
- Rilkeana
- yana
- Alaskana
- Arthuriana
- Australiana
- Bondiana
- breweriana
- bwana
- Canadiana
- Chauceriana
- comicana
- cricketana
- dhyana
- Disneyana
- Edwardiana
- fata morgana
- fistiana
- Forteana
- ghana
- golfiana
- hentaigana
- Johnsoniana
- Kellyana
- Kiwiana
- liana
- librariana
- man'yōgana
- militariana
- ohana
- omniana
- parmigiana
- Pompeiana
- prana
- Qiana
- railroadiana
- railwayana
- Rosh Hashanah
- Setswana
- Shakespeareana
- Shaviana
Questions about Guyana
- What does Guyana mean?
- Guyana means a country in South America. Official name: Co-operative Republic of Guyana. Capital and largest city: Georgetown.
- What is Guyana in Hindi?
- Guyana in Hindi is गुयाना (guyānā), गयाना (gayānā). See Guyana meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Guyana?
- Guyana is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Guyana?
- Guyana is pronounced /ɡaɪˈɑː.nə/ (UK).
Words near Guyana in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Guyana (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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