French Guinea vs African nation

French Guinea and African nation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
French Guinea	Yes	No	No	No
African nation	Yes	No	No	No

French Guinea (noun)	African nation (noun)
a republic in western Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958	any one of the countries occupying the African continent