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| bird of paradise |
any of various related birds of New Guinea and nearby regions, of which the male has colorful plumage and long tail feathers. [1/2 definitions] |
| Bissau |
the capital of Guinea-Bissau. |
| boar |
the adult male of certain mammals, such as the guinea pig, badger, or bear. [1/3 definitions] |
| cassowary |
any of several very large flightless birds of Australia and New Guinea that have a bony projection on the top of the head and face. |
| cavy |
any of a number of tailless or short-tailed rodents originally of South America, including the guinea pig, capybara, and agouti. |
| Central Africa |
a large region of Africa in the central part of the continent usually consisting of Chad, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of the Congo, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and often including, in addition, other nearby nations depending on which definition of the region is used. |
| Conakry |
the seaport capital of Guinea. |
| Coral Sea |
an arm of the southern Pacific Ocean located off the northwestern coast of Australia, extending to the north as far as New Guinea and the Soloman Islands and to the east by Vanuatu. The sea is the location of the Great Barrier Reef. It was also the scene of a fierce naval battle between Japan and the United States in World War II. |
| cory |
the smaller monetary unit of Guinea. (Cf. syli.) |
| Gambia River |
a river that rises in North Guinea in western Africa and flows westward through Senegal and The Gambia to the Atlantic Ocean. |
| Guinea-Bissau |
a country on the Atlantic coast of Africa between Guinea and Senegal. |
| guinea hen |
a female guinea fowl. [2 definitions] |
| kina |
the chief monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, equaling one hundred toea. |
| kuru |
a fatal viral disease that affects the nervous system, occurring in New Guinea. |
| Malabo |
the capital of Equatorial Guinea. |
| Melanesia |
one of the three principal Pacific island groups, south of the equator, stretching from northeast of New Guinea to Fiji. (Cf. Micronesia, Polynesia.) |
| Nauru |
a Pacific island country slightly south of the equator and northeast of New Guinea. |
| New Guinea |
a large East Indies island north of Australia, occupied by an Indonesian province and Papua New Guinea. [2 definitions] |
| Niger |
a river that flows from Guinea across southern Mali, a corner of Niger, and western Nigeria into the Atlantic. [1/2 definitions] |
| Niger River |
a long river in western Africa that begins in Guinea and flows through Mali and Niger. It then flows along the border between Niger and Benin, through Nigeria, and finally into the Atlantic Ocean. |
| Papuan |
of or pertaining to Papua New Guinea or its people, culture, or the like. [5 definitions] |
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