I. Guin‧ness /ˈɡɪnəs, ˈɡɪnɪs/ trademark

1. a type of stout (=a strong dark beer) which has a creamy white froth on top of it when it is poured into a glass. It is thought of as the national drink of Ireland and many people remember the phrase used in old advertisements, ‘Guinness is good for you’.

2. the company that produces Guinness. It is a large, international company that produces many types of alcoholic drink, and in 1997 it joined with GRAND METROPOLITAN to form a new company called Diageo.

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II. Guinness, Sir Al‧ec /ˈælək, ˈælɪk/
(1914–2000) a British actor in films and in the theatre, whose best-known films are The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), Lawrence of Arabia (1962) and Star Wars (1977). He is also remembered for playing the part of George Smiley in the television film of John Le Carré's book about spies (spy), Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.

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