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Noun: British Guiana  'bri-tish gee'a-nu
  1. A republic in northeastern South America; formerly part of the British Empire, but it achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1966
    - Guyana, Co-operative Republic of Guyana

Type of: South American country, South American nation

Part of: British Commonwealth, Commonwealth, Commonwealth of Nations, Guiana

Encyclopedia: British Guiana