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Equatorial Guinea Pronunciation
Equatorial Guinea is pronounced ee-kwuh-TAW-ree-uhl-GI-nee, IPA /ˌikwəˈtɔriəl ˈgɪni/.
ee-kwuh-TAW-ree-uhl-GI-nee
US /ˌikwəˈtɔriəl ˈgɪni/ · UK /ɪkwəˈtɔːrɪəl ˈgɪni/
Syllables: ee · kwuh · TAW · ree · uhl · GI · nee (7 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
noun phrase (proper noun): A small country on the west coast of central Africa, made up of a mainland region and several islands.
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Equatorial Guinea in a Sentence
- Equatorial Guinea is the only African state with Spanish as an official language.
- The capital of Equatorial Guinea sits on an island.
- Oil transformed Equatorial Guinea in the 1990s.
Common Mispronunciations of Equatorial Guinea
Not e-KWAY-tuh-ree-uhl-GI-nee
Equator peaks on its second beat, but equatorial drags the weight along to TAW.
Not ee-kwuh-TAW-ree-uhl-GWI-nee
Guinea is two beats, GI-nee, and the u in it is silent.
Tip: Guinea rhymes with mini, and the same spelling covers Guinea, Guinea-Bissau and the old British coin.
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