Guyana

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Guyana

  • /ɡaɪˈɑː.nə/ UK, US
  • /ɡaɪˈæn.ə/ UK, US

Rhymes with -ɑːnə

Where it comes from

From an indigenous native American language, probably Cariban or Lokono, said to be a word referring to the land's waters.

proper noun Gayana · Goyana · Guayana · Guiana

  1. A country in South America. Official name: Co-operative Republic of Guyana. Capital and largest city: Georgetown.

    Similar: British Guiana

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: british guiana, venezuela, guyanese, haiti, guiana, guinea, jamaica, ghana, fiji, mozambique, bhutan, guayana, guyane, guy., georgetown, guat.

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name country

EspañolGuyana
한국어가이아나 Gaiana
日本語ガイアナ Gaiana
हिन्दीगुयाना guyānā, गयाना gayānā
KiswahiliGuyana
PortuguêsGuiana
FrançaisGuyana
DeutschGuyana
ItalianoGuyana, Guiana
ΕλληνικάΓουιάνα Gouiána
RomânăGuyana
РусскийГайа́на Gajána
Tiếng ViệtGuy-a-na
العربيةغْوِيَانَا ḡwiyānā, غُويَانَا ḡuyānā, غَيانا ḡayānā, غِيَانَة ḡiyānā
עבריתגיאנה gayana

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@misc{guyana_2026,
  title = {Guyana},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/guyana},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}