Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,897,551,300 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Guinea
(redirected from French Guinea)

    Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
Guinea
A gold coin issued in the United Kingdom between 1663 and 1816. From 1717 on, its value was fixed by law at 21 shillings, or just over one British pound. After it was withdrawn from circulation, "guinea" remained a slang term for 21 shillings. After decimalization, the term was still used in horse racing and the sale of rams to mean 1.05 pounds.
Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Financial browser?   Full browser?
 
He was favourite for the French Guineas, so you would have been upset if he hadn't run well, but he did it well and there's a bit of improvement to come from him.
Classy Battle Paint overcomes time off; DONCASTER by The Racing Post (London, England)
Their topics include the Boubou Penda-Ernest Noirot affair of 1905 in French Guinea, and African court elders in the Kenyan province of Nyanza moving from traditional to modern between 1930 and 1960.
Intermediaries, interpreters, and clerks; African employees in the ... by Reference & Research Book News
In 1769 Isabel Grameson, an upper-class Peruvian woman who lived her life close to home, set out across the Andes and down the Amazon to rejoin her husband in French Guinea.
The Biography Shelf by The Bookwatch
 
 
 
Financial Dictionary
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.