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Senegal
[sen-i-gawl, -gahl]
noun
a republic in western Africa, bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean and on the east by Mali. 76,084 square miles (197,057 square kilometers). Dakar.
a river in western Africa, flowing northwest from eastern Mali to the Atlantic Ocean at Saint-Louis in Senegal. About 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) long.
Senegal
/ ˌɛɪˈɡɔː /
noun
a republic in West Africa, on the Atlantic: made part of French West Africa in 1895; became fully independent in 1960; joined with The Gambia to form the Confederation of Senegambia (1982–89); mostly low-lying, with semidesert in the north and tropical forest in the southwest Official language: French. Religion: Muslim majority. Currency: franc. Capital: Dakar. Pop: 13 300 410 (2013 est). Area: 197 160 sq km (76 124 sq miles)
Senegal
Republic in western Africa, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, and Guinea and Guinea-Bissau to the south. Dakar is the capital and largest city.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Senegal1
Example Sentences
On 1 July, the group said it had carried out a major coordinated attack on seven military locations in western Mali, including near the borders with Senegal and Mauritania.
Plans for a futuristic city in Senegal dreamt up by the singer Akon have been scrapped and instead he will work on something more realistic, officials say.
The German has won all three of his World Cup qualifiers at the helm, but England were beaten booed off after losing a friendly against Senegal at the City Ground earlier this month.
But the scapegoat will almost certainly be the Senegal international striker.
It comes amid reports that the US plans to impose fresh travel restrictions on 25 more African countries, including Senegal.
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