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Meaning of "Senegambia" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SENEGAMBIA

Senegambia  [ˌsɛnəˈɡæmbɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SENEGAMBIA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Senegambia is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SENEGAMBIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Senegambia Confederation

Senegambia, officially the Senegambia Confederation, was a loose confederation in the late 20th century between the West African countries of Senegal and its neighbour the Gambia, which is almost completely surrounded by Senegal. The confederation was founded on 1 February 1982 following an agreement between the two countries signed on 12 December 1981. It was intended to promote cooperation between the two countries, but was dissolved by Senegal on 30 September 1989 after the Gambia refused to move closer toward union.

Definition of Senegambia in the English dictionary

The definition of Senegambia in the dictionary is a region of W Africa, between the Senegal and Gambia Rivers: now mostly in Senegal.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SENEGAMBIA


Arabia
əˈreɪbɪə
beer
bɪə
bier
bɪə
cambia
ˈkæmbɪə
Colombia
kəˈlɒmbɪə
Columbia
kəˈlʌmbɪə
cumbia
ˈkʊmbɪə
Gambia
ˈɡæmbɪə
gambier
ˈɡæmbɪə
gambir
ˈɡæmbɪə
homophobia
ˌhəʊməʊˈfəʊbɪə
jambier
ˈdʒæmbɪə
Kabir
kəˈbɪə
Libya
ˈlɪbɪə
Namibia
nɑːˈmɪbɪə
Rabia
rəˈbɪə
Serbia
ˈsɜːbɪə
suburbia
səˈbɜːbɪə
tibia
ˈtɪbɪə
Zambia
ˈzæmbɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SENEGAMBIA

Seneca
seneca snakeroot
senecio
senectitude
Senefelder
senega
senega snakeroot
Senegal
Senegalese
Senegambia Confederation
senescence
senescent
seneschal
seneschalship
Senghor

WORDS THAT END LIKE SENEGAMBIA

Abia
acrophobia
Bessarabia
British Columbia
Castellammare di Stabia
della Robbia
District of Columbia
euphorbia
hydrophobia
Islamophobia
Libia
Nubia
phobia
Picabia
Robbia
Saudi Arabia
The Gambia
urbia
xenophobia
Zenobia

Synonyms and antonyms of Senegambia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Senegambia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SENEGAMBIA

Find out the translation of Senegambia to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Senegambia from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Senegambia» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

塞内冈比亚
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Senegambia
570 millions of speakers

English

Senegambia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Senegambia
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Senegambia
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Senegambia
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Senegâmbia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Senegambia
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Sénégambie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Senegambia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Senegambia
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

セネガンビア
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Senegambia
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Senegambia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Senegambia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Senegambia
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सेनेगांबिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Senegambia
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Senegambia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Senegambia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Senegambia
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Senegambia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Senegambia
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Senegambië
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Sene
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Sene
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Senegambia

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SENEGAMBIA»

The term «Senegambia» is regularly used and occupies the 78.591 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SENEGAMBIA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Senegambia» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Senegambia» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SENEGAMBIA»

Discover the use of Senegambia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Senegambia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Senegambia and the Atlantic Slave Trade
Taking as its subject the vast area covering the Senegal and Gambia river basins, this book explores the changing dynamics of regional and Atlantic trade, clashes between traditional African and emergent Muslim authorities, the colonial ...
Boubacar Barry, 1998
2
Senegambia: Land of the Lion
Provides information on the history and people of Senegambia Blessed with natural harbors and fertile lands, Africa's West Atlantic coast has long been the scene of dramatic historical achievements.
Philip Koslow, 1996
3
"Portuguese" Style and Luso-African Identity: Precolonial ...
"Portuguese" Style and Luso-African Identity sheds light on the dynamic relationship between identity formation, social change, and material culture in West Africa.
Peter Mark, 2002
4
Ominous Transition: Commerce and Colonial Expansion in the ...
The book begins in the mid-nineteenth century, during what one might call the 'classical era' of political economy because of Great Britain's abolition of slavery and passage of the first factory legislation; it ends with the 1911 ...
Joye Bowman, 1997
5
The Gambia & Senegal
It's no surprise that The Gambia and Senegal are cohesive countries in many respects, or that the term Senegambia is often used when the region is discussed as a whole. Factors including landscape, climate, wildlife, people, religion, ...
Andrew Burke, 2002
6
Africa in the Nineteenth Century Until the 1880s
States. and. peoples. of. Senegambia. and. Upper. Guinea. This chapter examines the history of the peoples of the west coast of Africa from Senegal to the Bandama in the nineteenth century. There is a certain homogeneity in the history of this ...
J. F. Ade Ajayi, 1998
7
Black Enterprise
Together, the countries are known as the SeneGambia. Just as Haley was welcomed back home when he journeyed to Africa, you too, will be made to feel as if you have returned home when you vacation in SeneGambia. For instance, say ...
8
The Cambridge History of Africa
It is only in Senegambia, on the upper Niger, and among the Asante and the Yoruba, that major developments can be seen as the direct or indirect result of growing European pressure. Elsewhere, the balance brought about by the revolutions ...
J. D. Fage, Roland Anthony Oliver, 1985
9
The Expiring Continent: A Narrative of Travel in Senegambia, ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Alexander William Mitchinson, 2013
10
Shrines of the Slave Trade : Diola Religion and Society in ...
In this groundbreaking work, Robert Baum seeks to reconstruct the religious and social history of the Diola communities in southern Senegal during the precolonial era, when the Atlantic slave trade was at its height.
Robert M. Baum Assistant Professor of Religious Studies Iowa State University, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SENEGAMBIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Senegambia is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Ceesay On Multiple Identities of Traditional Colonial Chiefs
Recapturing the conference on his arrival, Hassoum Ceesay disclosed that over two dozens of scholars on the history of Greater Senegambia - Senegal; ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
2
Dozen Soldiers Killed as Armed Men Attack Gambian Palace
Minneapolis, Minnesota | Editor/Publisher: Yankuba Jambang | Tel.: (952) 406-0867 | Email: yankuba101@gmail.com. Senegambia News | Copyright © 2007 - ... «Senegambia News, Dec 14»
3
How Amadou Samba's Saga Signifies A Gambian Predicament
Where were the Dakar Gendarmerie whose policing competence is of highest repute even in nearest Gambia during the defunct Senegambia Confederation? «Senegambia News, Nov 14»
4
Virtuoso of Senegambia - the Formidable Soundioulou Cissokho
The Grand Master of Kora Music of the Senegambia and the Royal Sound of Manding Kora Music Kémokho Kandara Bamody Cissokho was born in 1921 in ... «AllAfrica.com, Sep 14»
5
The Gambia: Kukoi Samba Sanyang; a revolutionary to the bitter end
Kukoi Samba Sanyang's reckless expulsion to faraway Bamako, Mali, was a political victimization that rebelled against the sacrosanct Senegambian orthodoxy, ... «Senegambia News, Jun 14»
6
Saul Sowe - Int'l Promoter Committed to Promoting Gambian Music …
He is also the founder of Miss Senegambia UK and currently the manager of Capital FM, as well the CEO of Joluv Arts Entertainment. Saul Sounds has a great ... «AllAfrica.com, May 14»
7
Senegambia: Gambia's permanent state of crisis and Senegal's …
Clearly, colonial sanctions created shocking limitations to Senegal and Gambia's political intercourse, nonetheless, Senegambia is not a mere political slogan ... «Senegambia News, Feb 14»
8
Gambia Airwaves Campaign: Diaspora-based Civil Society Groups …
Gambia Airwaves Campaign: Diaspora-based Civil Society Groups to Begin Radio Broadcast in Senegambia Region. December 14, 2013 ... «Senegambia News, Dec 13»
9
Breaking News: 3 deaths in Banjul - Barra boat disaster
Minneapolis, Minnesota | Editor/Publisher: Yankuba Jambang | Tel.: (952) 406-0867 | Email: yankuba101@gmail.com. Senegambia News | Copyright © 2007 - ... «Senegambia News, Oct 13»
10
Ex-Gambia army Chief Ndure Cham feared dead following capture
Senegambia News has today confirmed the arrest by the Gambia ... He told Senegambia News he believes Col Ndure Cham was summarily executed by Yahya ... «Senegambia News, Aug 13»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Senegambia [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/senegambia>. May 2024 ».
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