Senegal

[ sen-i-gawl, -gahl ]

/ ˌsɛn ɪˈgɔl, -ˈgɑl /

noun

a republic in W Africa: independent member of the French Community; formerly part of French West Africa. 76,084 sq. mi. (197,057 sq. km). Capital: Dakar.

a river in W Africa, flowing NW from E Mali to the Atlantic at St. Louis. About 1000 miles (1600 km) long.

French Sé·né·gal

[sey-ney-gal] /seɪ neɪˈgal/.

Example sentences from the Web for senegal

He set off from the coast of Senegal in a 24ft homemade rowboat.

Victor Mooney’s Epic Adventure for His Dead Brother |Justin Jones |October 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
An even more advanced boat was built and Mooney returned to Senegal in 2011 for his third attempt.

Victor Mooney’s Epic Adventure for His Dead Brother |Justin Jones |October 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
There are just over 500 military service members in West Africa, serving in Senegal and Liberia.

U.S. Soldiers Get Just Four Hours of Ebola Training |Tim Mak |October 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“My first act of political activism was when I was at Occidental College,” he said in Senegal, on his 2013 trip to Africa.

How Obama's Shallow Worldview Failed Us |Stuart Stevens |August 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Rather, we must learn as we go, so that Senegal can be used as a model for transformational change at the grassroots level.

U.K. Pledge on Female Genital Cutting Is a Milestone, Says Tostan’s Molly Melching |Molly Melching |March 8, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
He was made acquainted with my history; they boasted to him particularly of my great possessions at Senegal, in powder, guns, &c.

Perils and Captivity |Charlotte-Adlade [ne Picard] Dard
In Senegal the heat is so very intense that the ostrich sits upon her eggs only at night.

The World and Its People: Book VII |Anna B. Badlam
As far as my own knowledge goes the centres of this disease are the Senegal and the Congo.

West African studies |Mary Henrietta Kingsley
At one of those lunches in the grand world she had seen a lady burst into tears suddenly at some one's reference to Senegal.

The Trespasser, Complete |Gilbert Parker
Dread is that shore between Susa and Senegal, on the western edge of Africa—by mariners most dreaded of any other in the world.

The Boy Slaves |Mayne Reid

British Dictionary definitions for senegal

Senegal

/ (ˌsɛnɪˈɡɔːl) /

noun

a republic in West Africa, on the Atlantic: made part of French West Africa in 1895; became fully independent in 1960; joined with The Gambia to form the Confederation of Senegambia (1982–89); mostly low-lying, with semidesert in the north and tropical forest in the southwest Official language: French. Religion: Muslim majority. Currency: franc. Capital: Dakar. Pop: 13 300 410 (2013 est). Area: 197 160 sq km (76 124 sq miles)

Cultural definitions for senegal

Senegal

Republic in western Africa, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, and Guinea and Guinea-Bissau to the south. Dakar is the capital and largest city.

notes for Senegal

Senegal was a French colony from 1895 to 1958. It became fully independent in 1960.

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