Senegal

//ˌsɛn.ɪˈɡɔːl// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa.
  2. 2
    A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Senegal.

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congressrepublic of senegal

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"His aunt married a Lebanese man and went with him to Senegal."

Etymology

Probably from a Portuguese transliteration of the name of the Zenaga (possibly from Arabic زنجي (“Zanj, Negro”), from Persian زَنگ (“Land of the Blacks”) Etymology 3. Or a combination of the supreme deity in Serer religion (Rog Sene) and o gal meaning body of water in the Serer language.

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