Meanings
proper noun
alternative Gayana · alternative Goyana · alternative Guayana · alternative Guiana
- A country in South America. Official name: Co-operative Republic of Guyana. Capital and largest city: Georgetown.
Synonyms: British Guiana
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA country in South America. Official name: Co-operative Republic of Guyana. Capital and largest city: Georgetown.
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Origin
From an indigenous native American language, probably Cariban or Lokono, said to be a word referring to the land's waters.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Guyana
- Guyanacountry
Arabic غْوِيَانَا, غُويَانَا
- غْوِيَانَا (ḡwiyānā)country
- غُويَانَا (ḡuyānā)country
- غَيانا (ḡayānā)country
- غِيَانَة (ḡiyānā)country
Bengali গায়ানা
- গায়ানা (gaẏana)country
Bulgarian Гая́на
- Гая́на (Gajána)country
Catalan Guyana
- Guyanacountry
Chinese Mandarin 圭亞那 /圭亚那, 蓋亞那 /盖亚那
- 圭亞那 /圭亚那 (Guīyànà)country
- 蓋亞那 /盖亚那 (Gàiyǎnà)country
Czech Guyana
- Guyanacountry
Danish Guyana
- Guyanacountry
Dutch Guyana
- Guyanacountry
Esperanto Gujano, Gvajano
- Gujanocountry
- Gvajanocountry
Estonian Guyana
- Guyanacountry
Finnish Guyana
- Guyanacountry
French Guyana
- Guyanacountry
German Guyana
- Guyanacountry
Greek Γουιάνα
- Γουιάνα (Gouiána)country
Hebrew גיאנה
- גיאנה (gayana)country
Hindi गुयाना, गयाना
- गुयाना (guyānā)country
- गयाना (gayānā)country
Hungarian Guyana
- Guyanacountry
Icelandic Gvæjana
- Gvæjanacountry
Indonesian Guyana
- Guyanacountry
Irish An Ghuáin
- An Ghuáincountry
Italian Guyana, Guiana
- Guyanacountry
- Guianacountry
Japanese ガイアナ
- ガイアナ (Gaiana)country
Korean 가이아나
- 가이아나 (Gaiana)country
Latin Guiana
- Guianacountry
Latvian Gajāna
- Gajānacountry
Lithuanian Gajana
- Gajanacountry
Malay Guyana
- Guyanacountry
Māori Kaiana
- Kaianacountry
Norwegian Bokmål Guyana
- Guyanacountry
Polish Gujana
- Gujanacountry
Portuguese Guiana
- Guianacountry
Romanian Guyana
- Guyanacountry
Russian Гайа́на
- Гайа́на (Gajána)country
Slovak Guyana
- Guyanacountry
Spanish Guyana
- Guyanacountry
Swahili Guyana
- Guyanacountry
Swedish Guyana
- Guyanacountry
Tagalog Guyana
- Guyanacountry
Tamil கயானா
- கயானா (kayāṉā)country
Thai กายอานา
- กายอานา (gaai-aa-nâa)country
Turkish Guyana
- Guyanacountry
Ukrainian Гая́на
- Гая́на (Hajána)country
Urdu گَیانا
- گَیانا (gayānā)country
Vietnamese Guy-a-na
- Guy-a-nacountry
Welsh Gaiana
- Gaianacountry
Yiddish גוּיאַנע
- גוּיאַנע (guyane)country
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Guyana
MontanaBotswanaghanaanadananirvanaAmericanamanananaTijuanaiguanacabanapranaTiranaarcanakanaohanayanaAfricanabrewerianaDisneyanakatakanalianahiragana
All rhymes →Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
Guyana. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Guyana
MLA
“Guyana.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Guyana. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Guyana,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Guyana.
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