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- proper noun Common misspelling of
French Guiana .
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Examples
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The escape bid drew comparisons to the movie "Papillon," in which the main character, played by Steve McQueen, uses a buoyancy device to swim away from a penal colony in French Guyana.
SFGate: Don Asmussen: Bad Reporter Mark Stevenson 2011
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The launch of the first two satellites of the European Union's Galileo navigation system has been postponed because of technical problems at the base in French Guyana.
The Seattle Times 2011
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The escape bid drew comparisons to the movie "Papillon," in which the main character, played by Dustin Hoffman, uses a buoyancy device to swim away from a penal colony in French Guyana.
The Seattle Times 2011
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BRUSSELS - The launch of the first two satellites of the European Union's Galileo navigation system has been postponed because of technical problems at the base in French Guyana.
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Chief Executive Christophe de Margerie said Total will continue to pursue the "bold" exploration strategy that has already yielded major discoveries in Azerbaijan, French Guyana and Norway.
Total's Net Rises 17% Alexis Flynn 2011
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France's Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses, the crash investigation office, has asked the French Navy to send a boat to take the recorders to French Guyana.
France Set to Open Black Boxes in Crash Daniel Michaels 2011
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A combined Venezuelan and Brazilian army tried to take French Guyana but Sarkozy had sent troops to secure the place.
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A combined Venezuelan and Brazilian army tried to take French Guyana but Sarkozy had sent troops to secure the place.
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It linked a Le Monde journalist to a justice ministry adviser who was subsequently demoted and sent to French Guyana.
Le Monde accuses Nicolas Sarkozy of ordering 'spying' on reporters 2010
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A combined Venezuelan and Brazilian army tried to take French Guyana but Sarkozy had sent troops to secure the place.
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