GABON

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Gabon mean? 

• GABON (noun)
  The noun GABON has 1 sense:

1. a republic on the west coast of Africa

  Familiarity information: GABON used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GABON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A republic on the west coast of Africa

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Gabon; Gabonese Republic; Gabun

Instance hypernyms:

African country; African nation (any one of the countries occupying the African continent)

Meronyms (parts of "Gabon"):

capital of Gabon; Libreville (the capital of Gabon)

Meronyms (members of "Gabon"):

Gabonese (a native or inhabitant of Gabon)

Holonyms ("Gabon" is a part of...):

Africa (the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean)

 Context examples 

A country in western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Cameroon and Gabon; composed of a mainland portion and five inhabited islands.

(Equatorial Guinea, NCI Thesaurus)