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Descriptor English: French Guiana
Descriptor Spanish: Guyana Francesa
Descriptor Guayana Francesa
Scope note: Departamento ultramarino francés en la costa noreste de América del Sur. Su capital es Cayena (Cayenne). Primero fue poblada por los franceses en 1604. Su desarrollo inicial fue entorpecido por la presencia de una colonia penal. El nombre del país y de la capital son variantes de Guayana, posiblemente del guaraní indio nativo guai (nacido) + ana (pariente) aludiendo a una raza de personas unidas e interrelacionadas. (traducción libre de Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p418 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p195).
Descriptor Portuguese: Guiana Francesa
Descriptor French: Guyane française
Tree number(s): Z01.107.757.435
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005616
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)
Annotation: in So. Amer; do not confuse with GUYANA ( = British Guiana) nor with French Guinea ( = GUINEA) in Africa
Allowable Qualifiers: EH ethnology
EP epidemiology
DeCS ID: 5752
Unique ID: D005616
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1995/02/17
French Guiana - Preferred
Concept UI M0008838
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)
Preferred term French Guiana



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