- Guinea (disambiguation)
Guinea may refer to:
Countries
*Guinea , a country in West Africa, formerly the colony ofFrench Guinea
*Guinea-Bissau , a country in West Africa, formerly the colony ofPortuguese Guinea
*Equatorial Guinea , a country in Central Africa, formerly the colony ofSpanish Guinea
*Papua New Guinea , a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half ofNew Guinea and adjacent islandsRegions
*Gulf of Guinea , a part of the Atlantic southwest of Africa
*Guinea (region) , a region along the Gulf of Guinea
*New Guinea , an island on the edge of the Pacific Ocean
*Western New Guinea , a region occupying the western half of New Guinea
*Guinea, Gloucester County, Virginia , a region ofGloucester County, Virginia , USAOthers:
*Guinea pig , a genus of rodents
*Guineafowl , a family birds
*Guinea (British coin) , an old British coin and currency unit with a value of 21 shillings
* Guinea (ethnic slur), an English-language offensive term for someone of Italian descent
*Guinea worm - parasitic worm native to parts of Africa
* "Guineas", a bi- or tri-racial clan in northern West Virginia, theChestnut Ridge people See also:
*Guyanas
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