Guiana

== English == === Etymology === From the local language (probably Cariban or Arawak), meaning “land of many waters”. Also spelled as Guyana. The French form gave the town name Cayenne. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡaɪˈænə/, /ɡaɪˈɑːnə/, /ɡiˈɑːnə/, /ɡiˈænə/ === Proper noun === Guiana A geological region in the north of South America. Alternative spelling of Guyana. ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === British Guiana Dutch Guiana French Guiana the Guianas Guinea Guyana === References === James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Guiana”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC. === Further reading === “Guiana”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === Inagua, iguana == Italian == === Proper noun === Guiana f Guyana (a country in South America) === Anagrams === agunai, guaina, iguana == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɡʷiˈaː.na] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ɡʷiˈaː.na] === Proper noun === Guiāna f sg (genitive Guiānae); first declension (New Latin) Guyana (a country in South America) ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun, singular only. === See also === Guiānus guiānicus == Occitan == === Alternative forms === Güiana === Etymology === From Old Occitan [Term?], from Latin Aquītānia. Doublet of Aquitània. === Proper noun === Guiana (historical) Guyenne == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === Guyana (obsolete) === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɐ̃nɐ, -ɐnɐ Hyphenation: Gui‧a‧na === Proper noun === Guiana f Guyana (a country in South America) ==== Related terms ==== === See also ===