British Guiana
the former name (until 1966) of Guyana
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How to use British Guiana in a sentence
In the colony of British Guiana there had been an old law, which permitted the importation of labourers without restriction.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. NolanGaige described Allophryne ruthveni as a new genus and species of diminutive bufonid from British Guiana.
The boundary dispute between Venezuela and British Guiana had been dragging along for years.
The Letters of William James, Vol. II | William JamesSouari, sow-′ri, n. a tree of British Guiana yielding a durable timber and edible nuts.
He had already been giving aid to brethren abroad, in British Guiana and elsewhere, as well as in fields nearer at home.
George Muller of Bristol | Arthur T. Pierson
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