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senegal

UK/ˌsɛn.ɪˈɡɔːl/US/ˌsɛn.ɪˈɡɔːl/
nounB2+Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #12,930 of 15,258mostly written

Senegal is the West African country of Dakar, at the continent's westernmost point. Travel to Senegal, born in Senegal, the coast of Senegal.

Dakar sits on a peninsula that is the furthest west the mainland reaches, and the rally that took its name ran there for thirty years. Senegal surrounds the whole of the Gambia except its coast.

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Definitions of senegal

  1. 1nounsenegalThe West African country of Dakar, at the continent's westernmost point.B2+

    “French is the official language of Senegal, though Wolof is spoken more widely.”

senegal is a country.

Where it comes from

Senegal Probably from a Portuguese - transliteration of the name of the {{w|Sanhaja|

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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