Meaning of guinea

Definition of guinea

(noun) a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent
a republic in western Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958
a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world

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