Concept information
Preferred term
French Guiana
Type
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Geographical Descriptor
Broader concept
Note
- in So. Amer; do not confuse with GUYANA ( = British Guiana) nor with French Guinea ( = GUINEA) in Africa
Scope note
- A French overseas department on the northeast coast of South America. Its capital is Cayenne. It was first settled by the French in 1604. Early development was hindered because of the presence of a penal colony. The name of the country and the capital are variants of Guyana, possibly from the native Indian Guarani guai (born) + ana (kin), implying a united and interrelated race of people. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p418 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p195)
In other languages
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Finnish
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Guayanan merentakainen departementti
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D005616
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