British Guiana

noun

1. the former name (until 1966) of Guyana

Example Sentences

Venezuelan officials also argue that an agreement among Venezuela, Britain and the then colony of British Guiana signed in 1966 to resolve the dispute effectively nullified the original arbitration.

From Seattle Times

Guyana, and British Guiana before it, have administered Essequibo for more than a century.

From BBC

Guyana was formerly known as British Guiana before it secured its independence in 1966.

From BBC

Along Venezuela’s eastern border, anticolonial leaders in what was then British Guiana were agitating for independence.

From New York Times

An 1899 international arbitration decision affirmed that Essequibo was part of British Guiana, but Venezuela has long said the process was rigged and that its dominion over Essequibo stretches back centuries to Spanish colonial days.

From Los Angeles Times