1
: an English gold coin issued from 1663 to 1813 and fixed in 1717 at 21 shillings
2
: a unit of value equal to one pound and one shilling
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The number of cases of guinea worm has been reduced from 3.5 million in 1986 to 14 in 2023.
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Cary Goodman, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025
Children in Southern Sudan collect drinking water from a pond using filters provided by the Carter Center’s guinea worm eradication program, on Nov. 4, 2010.Maggie Fick / AP file
The World Health Organization’s goal is to eradicate Guinea worm disease by 2030.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2024
Carter is also rightly lauded for the achievements of his post-presidency—from conflict mediation to guinea worm eradication in Africa to Habitat for Humanity.
—Jane Harman, TIME, 30 Dec. 2024
Among the center's many public health initiatives, Carter vowed to eradicate the guinea worm parasite during his lifetime, and nearly achieved it: Cases dropped from millions in the 1980s to nearly a handful.
—Brian Smith, arkansasonline.com, 29 Dec. 2024
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Cary Goodman, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025
Children in Southern Sudan collect drinking water from a pond using filters provided by the Carter Center’s guinea worm eradication program, on Nov. 4, 2010.Maggie Fick / AP file
The World Health Organization’s goal is to eradicate Guinea worm disease by 2030.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2024
Carter is also rightly lauded for the achievements of his post-presidency—from conflict mediation to guinea worm eradication in Africa to Habitat for Humanity.
—Jane Harman, TIME, 30 Dec. 2024
Among the center's many public health initiatives, Carter vowed to eradicate the guinea worm parasite during his lifetime, and nearly achieved it: Cases dropped from millions in the 1980s to nearly a handful.
—Brian Smith, arkansasonline.com, 29 Dec. 2024
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“Guinea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guinea. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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guinea
noun
guin·ea
ˈgin-ē 
1
: an English gold coin no longer issued worth 21 shillings
2
: a former unit of value equal to 21 shillings
Geographical Definition
Guinea
geographical name
Guin·ea
ˈgi-nē
variants
or French Guinée
1
region of western Africa bordering on the Atlantic from Gambia (on the north) to Angola (on the south)
2
or formerly French Guinea
republic in western Africa bordering on the Atlantic; formerly a territory of French West Africa; capital Conakry area 94,926 square miles (245,857 square kilometers), population 11,855,000
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