Definitions
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- proper noun A former colony of Portugal and country in Africa, now called
Guinea-Bissau .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a republic on the northwestern coast of Africa; recognized as independent by Portugal in 1974
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Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 42.4% male: 58.1% female: 27.4% (2003 est.) GovernmentCountry name: conventional long form: Republic of Guinea-Bissau conventional short form: Guinea-Bissau local long form: Republica da Guine-Bissau local short form: Guine-Bissau former: Portuguese Guinea
Guinea-Bissau 2008
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Guinea-Bissauconventional long form: Republic of Guinea-Bissau conventional short form: Guinea-Bissau local long form: Republica da Guine-Bissau local short form: Guine-Bissau former: Portuguese Guinea
Country name 2008
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Portuguese Guinea the enceinte is claimed by her relatives, especially by the women, for three years, that she may give undivided attention to her offspring, who is rightly believed to be benefited by the separation, and that she may return to her husband with renewed vigour.
Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo 2003
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In order to avoid conscription, many Africans fled toward the Gambia, Portuguese Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and the Gold Coast.
2. Regions 2001
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Frank Lanigan — good old Frank Lanigan, from Angola and Portuguese Guinea and Ethiopia — Frank Lanigan was offering him a job, a piece of work.
Kahawa Westlake, Donald E. 1982
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The reporter-photographer team that went to Africa worked in an ujamaa village in Tanzania and traveled with guerrillas in the liberated zones of Guinea-Bissau (Portuguese Guinea).
Lns Hentoff, Nat 1972
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Columbia and their delegation (applause), for the people of Peru and their delegation (applause), the peoples of Portuguese Guinea, Mozambique,
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Name of country: conventional long form: Republic of Guinea-Bissau conventional short form: Guinea-Bissau local long form: Republica de Guine-Bissau local short form: Guine-Bissau former: Portuguese Guinea
The 1996 CIA Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Portuguese Guinea (former Guinea-Bissau 12 00 N 15 00 W name for Guinea-Bissau)
The 2001 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Guinea-Bissau: conventional long form: Republic of Guinea-Bissau conventional short form: Guinea-Bissau local long form: Republica da Guine-Bissau local short form: Guine-Bissau former: Portuguese Guinea
The 2001 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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