SENEGAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Senegal mean? 

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

1. a republic in northwestern Africa on the coast of the Atlantic; formerly a French colony but achieved independence in 1960

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• SENEGAL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A republic in northwestern Africa on the coast of the Atlantic; formerly a French colony but achieved independence in 1960

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Republic of Senegal; Senegal

Instance hypernyms:

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

Meronyms (parts of "Senegal"):

capital of Senegal; Dakar (the capital and chief port and largest city of Senegal)

Meronyms (members of "Senegal"):

Senegalese (a native or inhabitant of Senegal)

Holonyms ("Senegal" 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 North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Senegal.

(Guinea-Bissau, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A country in western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Senegal.

(Guinea-Bissau, NCI Thesaurus)

A group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Senegal.

(Cape Verde, NCI Thesaurus)