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French Guiana MeSH Descriptor Data 2023


MeSH Heading
French Guiana
Tree Number(s)
Z01.107.757.435
Unique ID
D005616
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005616
Annotation
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)
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
1995/02/17
French Guiana Preferred
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