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PRONUNCIATION OF KAOLACK

Kaolack  [ˈkɑːəʊˌlæk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KAOLACK

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Kaolack is a noun.
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WHAT DOES KAOLACK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Kaolack

Kaolack

Kaolack is a town of 172,305 people on the north bank of the Saloum River and the N1 road in Senegal. It is the capital of the Kaolack Region, which borders The Gambia to the south. Kaolack is an important regional market town and is Senegal's main peanut trading and processing center. As the center of Ibrahimiyya branch of the Tijaniyyah Sufi order founded by Ibrayima Ñas, it is also a major center of Islamic education. The Medina Baay mosque in Kaolack is one of the largest and best known in Senegal. Central Kaolack Kaolack is situated on the Saloum River about 100 kilometers from its mouth. It is the successor city to Kahone, historic capital of the kingdom of Saloum. Kahone, originally a place marked by a sacred tree on the right bank of the Saloum River facing the island of Kouyong, became capital of the mostly Sereer kingdom of Saloum in the early 16th century. In the 17th and 18th centuries it consisted of a number of distinct neighborhoods separated by open fields, each of which was under the jurisdiction of a different dignitary or official. One of these wards, Kaolack, was founded by two Sereer princesses from Baol.

Definition of Kaolack in the English dictionary

The definition of Kaolack in the dictionary is a port in SW Senegal, on the Saloum River. Pop: 299 000.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KAOLACK


alack
əˈlæk
black
blæk
blue-black
ˌblʊˈblæk
bootblack
ˈbuːtˌblæk
clack
klæk
claque
klæk
coal-black
ˈkəʊlˌblæk
eyeblack
ˈaɪˌblæk
flack
flæk
flak
flæk
kulak
ˈkuːlæk
lac
læk
lack
læk
lampblack
ˈlæmpˌblæk
plack
plæk
plaque
plæk
Polack
ˈpəʊlæk
Senlac
ˈsɛnlæk
shellac
ʃəˈlæk
slack
slæk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KAOLACK

Kansas City
Kansu
Kant
kantar
kantele
kantha
Kantian
Kantianism
kantikoy
Kantism
KANU
kanuka
kanzu
Kaohsiung

WORDS THAT END LIKE KAOLACK

antiblack
black-on-black
boneblack
carbon black
forslack
gas black
in the black
ivory black
jet black
Large Black
nutty slack
pellack
Penny Black
pitch-black
platinum black
pollack
shellack
shoeblack
superflack
Welsh Black

Synonyms and antonyms of Kaolack in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Kaolack» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

考拉克
1,325 millions of speakers

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Kaolack
570 millions of speakers

English

Kaolack
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Kaolack
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كاولاك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Kaolack
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Kaolack
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Kaolack
260 millions of speakers

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Kaolack
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kaolack
190 millions of speakers

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Kaolack
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カオラック
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Kaolack
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kaolack
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Kaolack
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Kaolack
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॅओकॅक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kaolack
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Kaolack
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Kaolack
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Kaolack
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Kaolack
30 millions of speakers
el

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Kaolack
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Kaolack
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Kaolack
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Kaolack
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Kaolack

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KAOLACK»

Discover the use of Kaolack in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Kaolack and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Masters of the Sabar: Wolof Griot Percussionists of Senegal
In Lamine Touré's words, Kaolack is the richest rythme of all in sabar. If you play musique, you must play Kaolack If you don't play Kaolack, it won't work. Because it's Kaolack that makes people dance. If you play something else, people won't ...
Patricia Tang, 2008
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Women At A Crossroads
(Schoepf 1992:280) LIFE IN KAOLACK Kaolack is located on the Saloum River, which feeds into the Atlantic Ocean sixty miles west. Dakar, Senegal's capital and the westernmost point of the African continent, is on the coast one hundred and ...
M. Lewis Renaud, 2013
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African Urban Spaces in Historical Perspective
Similarly urban is the Niassene Tijaniyyah of Kaolack. Set up by El-Hadj Abdoulaye Niass (1845-1922), this branch of the Tijaniyyah was originally established in rural concessions, Niassene in Saloum andTaiba- Niassene in the Rip, where ...
Steven J. Salm, Toyin Falola, 2009
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NGA Sailing Directions-Enroute: 2008 West Coast of Europe ...
The river is navigable by vessels up to 105m in length as far as Kaolack, 66 miles above the mouth, depending upon the tides and the depths on the bar. The river entrance is obstructed by several shifting sandbanks and is subject to violent ...
Griffes, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, 2009
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Arabic Literature of Africa, Volume 4: The Writings of ...
MS: Copy of MS: UBMIA/TIJ, 75 Publ. at end of his R. al-tawba, Kano, n.d. xx) Q. mimiyya: Qad shdba shawq al-nabiyyi 'l-Mustafa adami * Fa-hal tasilanna min bacd al-dumu'i dami MS: Kaolack, 2. Publ. in Jamic jawamic al-dawdwin. xxi) Q.
John O. Hunwick, R. Rex S. O'Fahey, 2003
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Islam and Imperialism in Senegal: Sine-Saloum, 1847-1914
Commandant of Kaolack to Commandant of Goree, 12 July 1862, ARS, 13 G 319; Ba, BIFAN, pp. 574-76; Abdou Boury Ba, interview; Momadu Moctar Jeng, griot attached to the Ba family, Bathurst, interview. 23. Governor of Senegal to Minister  ...
Martin A. Klein, 1968
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The Divine Flood: Ibrahim Niasse and the Roots of a ...
For the same reason he and his followers later expanded other villages south of Kaolack, most notably Taiba Niassene, the village of his birth, which was the first in the region to introduce mechanized agriculture in the late 1940s. However ...
Rüdiger Seesemann, 2011
8
France and Islam in West Africa, 1860-1960
The first concerns the construction of another mosque, this time in Kaolack. In March 1937 el-Hajj Ibrahim Niasse wrote to de Coppet requesting help in the construction of a new mosque in Kaolack and suggested specifically that special rates ...
Christopher Harrison, 2003
9
West Africa
There are plenty of sept-places from Dakar each day (CFA3000). If you're going to the Mbaké campement first, let the taxi driver know, and insist; otherwise, he'll take a shortcut to Touba and you'll be left stranded. KAOLACK A dusty, polluted ...
‎2009
10
The Transmission of Learning in Islamic Africa
raphy of the Niasse branch of the Tijaniyya relates that Ibn alNahwi—who was in his early twenties at the time—immediately went to Kaolack on hearing of the emergence of the fayda. Upon his first encounter with Ibrahim Niasse he was ...
Scott Steven Reese, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KAOLACK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Kaolack is used in the context of the following news items.
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Italy: Ground zero in Europe's humanitarian crisis
In 2012 he left for Senegal, seeking work. He was homeless in a city called Kaolack when a market vendor let him sleep in her stall at night in ... «GlobalPost, Jul 15»
2
Rapport Cour des Comptes : Des anomalies notées dans les …
Il est de 73% de l'effectif pour la ville de Kaolack et 68% pour la ville de St-Louis. Le rapport révèle par ailleurs que des agents des communes ... «DakarActu, Jul 15»
3
Montclair State » University News » Peak Performances Announces …
Joined by Senegalese dancer Kaolack, Chipaumire looks at the African male through many lenses: cultural traditions, colonialism, Christianity ... «Montclaire News, Jun 15»
4
Italy disburses FCFA12b for Senegal farming sector
“This program seeks to extend the sectoral intervention of Senegalese-Italian cooperation in the regions of Dakar, Kaolack (center), Kolda ... «StarAfrica.com, Jun 15»
5
Ashwell's Sunday revels will support projects in Africa
Current projects include health support for street children in Kankossa in Mauritania and in Senegal a community education centre in Kaolack, ... «Comet 24, Jun 15»
6
Akon Is Taking a Bold Step to Bring Electricity to 600 Million People …
Akon's roots: Akon himself grew up in Kaolack, Senegal, a town without electricity. "I always had a passion for Africa because I am from Africa ... «Mic, Jun 15»
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These Rappers Are Leading The Revolution In 'Rebel Music …
One of their leaders is Kilifeu, a rapper activist from the city of Kaolack, which he describes as being a “super-political” hotbed of youthful ... «MTV.com, May 15»
8
Rain gods conquer Market Theatre for Africa Day
And adding extra pan-African spice to the mix are choreographers/dancers Qudus Onikeku from Nigeria and Pape “Kaolack” Ebrahima from ... «Artslink.co.za News, May 15»
9
Can we end poverty, leaving no one behind?
... Islamic Institute), the UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund) and the socio-medical center Shifa al-Asqam in the city of Kaolack, Senegal. «Blasting News, May 15»
10
Don't Miss This: May 22 - 28
... member Lulu Mlangeni and choreographers and dancers Qudus Onikeku from Nigeria and Ndiaye “Kaolack” Paper Ebrahima from Senegal. «Mail & Guardian Online, May 15»

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