guineas

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings
  2. noun (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent
  3. noun a republic in western Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958

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