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SENEGAL

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

Republic of Senegal; Senegal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

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)

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