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Guinea Guin•ea
(gĭn′ē)
1. A historical region of western and equatorial Africa extending along the coastfrom Gambia to Angola. Sections of the area from the Bight of Benin westwardwere known to early traders as the Slave, Gold, Ivory, and Grain Coasts.
2. A country of western Africa on the Atlantic Ocean. Inhabited by Fulani,Malinke, and Susu peoples, parts of present-day Guinea belonged to themedieval kingdom of Ghana and later to the Mali Empire. Explored by thePortuguese in the 1400s, it came under French control in the 1800s, becominga part of French West Africa in 1895. Guinea gained its independence in 1958.Conakry is the capital and the largest city.
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Guin′e•an adj. & n.
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guin•ea
(gĭn′ē)
Crusoe
(ˈkruːsəʊ; -zəʊ)
Also found in: Wikipedia.
Robinson Cru•soe
(kro͞o′sō)
The hero of Daniel Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe of 1719, a shipwrecked English sailor who,by virtue of his own ingenuity, survives for years on a small tropical island.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the
De•foe
(dĭ-fō′), Daniel 1660-1731.
English writer whose most famous novel,Robinson Crusoe (1719), was inspired by theexploits of a Scottish sailor and castaway,Alexander Selkirk. He also wrote Moll Flandersand A Journal of the Plague Year (both 1722).
(yôrk)
1. A city of northern England on the Ouse River northeast of Leeds. Originally a Celticsettlement, it was later held by Romans, Angles, Danes, and Normans.
2. A city of southern Pennsylvania south-southeast of Harrisburg. Settled in 1735, it was themeeting place of the Continental Congress in 1777-1778 during the British occupation ofPhiladelphia.
Except or except for?
from English Grammar Today
We often use except and except for as prepositions to mean ‘not including’ or ‘excluding’. They are followed by a noun or noun phrase or a wh-clause. Both except and except for are correct after a noun:
I like all fruit except (for) oranges. (excluding oranges)
Except for Louisa, who’s away in Berlin this weekend, we’ll all be at the party.
She likes going to most sports events, except cricket matches.
Except can also be used as a conjunction. We don’t use except for in this way:
The brothers are very alike, except (that) Mark is slightly taller than Kevin.
Except and except for are used in similar ways to apart and apart from.
See also:
Apart from or except for?
(gĭn′ē)
1. A historical region of western and equatorial Africa extending along the coastfrom Gambia to Angola. Sections of the area from the Bight of Benin westwardwere known to early traders as the Slave, Gold, Ivory, and Grain Coasts.
2. A country of western Africa on the Atlantic Ocean. Inhabited by Fulani,Malinke, and Susu peoples, parts of present-day Guinea belonged to themedieval kingdom of Ghana and later to the Mali Empire. Explored by thePortuguese in the 1400s, it came under French control in the 1800s, becominga part of French West Africa in 1895. Guinea gained its independence in 1958.Conakry is the capital and the largest city.
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Guin′e•an adj. & n.
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guin•ea
(gĭn′ē)
Crusoe
(ˈkruːsəʊ; -zəʊ)
Also found in: Wikipedia.
Robinson Cru•soe
(kro͞o′sō)
The hero of Daniel Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe of 1719, a shipwrecked English sailor who,by virtue of his own ingenuity, survives for years on a small tropical island.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the
De•foe
(dĭ-fō′), Daniel 1660-1731.
English writer whose most famous novel,Robinson Crusoe (1719), was inspired by theexploits of a Scottish sailor and castaway,Alexander Selkirk. He also wrote Moll Flandersand A Journal of the Plague Year (both 1722).
(yôrk)
1. A city of northern England on the Ouse River northeast of Leeds. Originally a Celticsettlement, it was later held by Romans, Angles, Danes, and Normans.
2. A city of southern Pennsylvania south-southeast of Harrisburg. Settled in 1735, it was themeeting place of the Continental Congress in 1777-1778 during the British occupation ofPhiladelphia.
Except or except for?
from English Grammar Today
We often use except and except for as prepositions to mean ‘not including’ or ‘excluding’. They are followed by a noun or noun phrase or a wh-clause. Both except and except for are correct after a noun:
I like all fruit except (for) oranges. (excluding oranges)
Except for Louisa, who’s away in Berlin this weekend, we’ll all be at the party.
She likes going to most sports events, except cricket matches.
Except can also be used as a conjunction. We don’t use except for in this way:
The brothers are very alike, except (that) Mark is slightly taller than Kevin.
Except and except for are used in similar ways to apart and apart from.
See also:
Apart from or except for?