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Gabonese

American  
[gab-uh-neez, -nees, gah-buh-] / ˌgæb əˈniz, -ˈnis, ˌgɑ bə- /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Gabon or its inhabitants.


noun

  • Gabonese
    plural
  1. an inhabitant or native of Gabon.

Gabonese British  
/ ˌɡæbəˈniːz /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Gabon or its inhabitants

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Gabon

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms


Etymology

Origin of Gabonese

Gabon + -ese


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"Now we can really put things together by doing a similar type of study on the Gabonese rocks to compare the two sites," Lepland says.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

The ship, which researchers had linked to Iranian oil transfers, had been sailing under a Gabonese flag.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

The Gabonese forward hasn’t made the same dominant influence as in previous seasons, though Dos Santos insisted that his relationship with the player remains solid and transparent.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026

Guelor Kanga struck after 11 minutes for the Gabonese Panthers, whose best known footballer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang had returned to France for treatment of a thigh injury.

From Barron's ● Dec. 31, 2025

In 1972, the Gabonese army drove Equatoguinean troops from Mbanié and established its own military presence there.

From BBC ● May 19, 2025

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