Dakar
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Fruit, juices, clothes, shoes, peanuts -- Lobe Sarr has turned her hand to various wares over the last 15 years, finally settling on a small street eatery in the Senegalese capital, Dakar.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
From Abidjan to Dakar and Abuja, mechanics, scrap dealers, motorcycle taxi drivers and street vendors make the most of the tiniest corner to set up their business activity.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
Late on Tuesday night, several hundred students demonstrated on the streets of capital city, Dakar, declaring their support for Sonko.
From BBC ● May 23, 2026
The news also dropped like a bombshell in the Senegalese capital, Dakar - but for the opposite reason.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026
The gracefulness of the slender fishing boats that glided into the harbor in Dakar was equaled only by the elegance of the Senegalese women who sailed through the city in flowing robes and turbaned heads.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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