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Portuguese Guinea   /pˈɔrtʃəgˌiz gˈɪni/   Listen
Portuguese Guinea

noun
1.
A republic on the northwestern coast of Africa; recognized as independent by Portugal in 1974.  Synonyms: Guine-Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, Republic of Guinea-Bissau.






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"Portuguese Guinea" Quotes from Famous Books



... the Principe planters should abandon their present plantations and receive "free grants of land in the fertile and populous colony of Portuguese Guinea, the soil of which is reported by all competent authorities to be better suited to cacao-growing than even that of San Thome itself, and certainly far superior to that of Principe. Guinea has from time to time supplied labour to these islands, so that the besetting ...
— Political and Literary essays, 1908-1913 • Evelyn Baring



Words linked to "Portuguese Guinea" :   Africa, capital of Guinea-Bissau, African country, Bissau, African nation



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