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Senegalese
Variant of Senegal
Senegal
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Sen·egal (sen′i gôl′, -gäl′)
- river flowing from W Mali northwest into the Atlantic: c. 1,000 mi (1,609 km)
- (sen′i gôl′, sen′ə gəl)country in W Africa, on the Atlantic: formerly a territory of French West Africa, it became independent in 1960: 76,124 sq mi (197,160 sq km); pop. 6,982,000; cap. Dakar
Related Forms:
- Senegalese Sen′·egal·ese′ (-gə lēz′) adjective, noun pl. Senegalese -·ese′
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