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Si·erra Le·one (sē er′ə lē ōn′)
country in W Africa, on the Atlantic, between Guinea & Liberia: formerly a British colony, it became independent in 1961; a republic since 1971: 27,925 sq mi (72,325 sq km); pop. 3,518,000; cap. Freetown
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