Gambian

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person from Gambia or of Gambian descent.
  2. 2
    a native or inhabitant of Gambia wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, from, or pertaining to Gambia or the Gambian people. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to or characteristic of Gambia or its inhabitants wordnet

Example

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"The rare virus, normally found only in African rainforests, may have come to the United States when a distributor imported prairie dogs along with a Gambian giant rat, a species known to be susceptible to monkeypox."

Etymology

From Gambia + -an.

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