Guianese

American  

[gee-uh-neez, -nees, gahy-] / ˌgi əˈniz, -ˈnis, ˌgaɪ- /

Also Guianan

adjective

1. of or relating to the region of Guiana, its inhabitants, or their language.

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noun

plural

Guianese

1. an inhabitant or native of Guiana.

Guianese British  

/ ɡɪˈɑːnən, ɡaɪˈænən, ˌɡɪə-, ˌɡaɪəˈniːz /

adjective

1. of or relating to the South American region of Guiana or its inhabitants

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Guiana

Usage

Guianese is used as a plural noun (a candidate favored by the Guianese ), but it's relatively rare as a singular noun (the candidate who is a Guianese ).

Etymology

Origin of Guianese

First recorded in 1590–1600; Guian(a) + -ese

Example Sentences

In London last week, following 17 days of talks with Guianese leaders, Colonial Secretary Anthony Greenwood announced that the small South American colony will gain its independence on May 26, 1966.

From Time Magazine Archive

In flora and fauna French Guiana resembles the rest of the Guianese region.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various

Outposts were located at points on this line, and for some years Guianese police and Venezuelan soldiers faced one another across the Amacura creek in the Orinoco mouth and at Yuruan up the Cuyuni river.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various

Outposts were located at points on this line, and for some years Guianese police and Venezuelan soldiers faced one another across the Amacura creek in the Orinoco mouth and at Yuruan up the Cuyuni river.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various