(gin′ē) noun
1. A former English gold coin, so called because first coined (1663) from Guinea gold: last issued in 1813; now, money of account: equal to 21 shillings.
2. The guinea fowl.

(gin′ē)
1. A term formerly used to describe a coastal region in western Africa, divided by the Niger delta into Upper Guinea and Lower Guinea. It was broadly considered to consist of the littoral portions of the British, French, and Portuguese equatorial possessions from Senegal to Angola.
2. The littoral portion of the territory extending from the Niger delta to southern Senegal. See PORTUGUESE GUINEA, SPANISH GUINEA.
3. A republic in west Africa, coextensive with former French Guinea; 95,350 square miles; Capital, Conakry.