Dakar

American

[dah-kahr] / dɑˈkɑr /

noun

a seaport in and the capital of Senegal; capital of former French West Africa. 68 sq. mi. (176 sq. km).

Dakar British

/ ˈdækə /

noun

the capital and chief port of Senegal, on the SE side of Cape Verde peninsula. Pop: 2 313 000 (2005 est)

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Senegal’s national soccer team had lifted the trophy, posed for pictures, and returned to Dakar as heroes in January.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

The news also dropped like a bombshell in the Senegalese capital, Dakar - but for the opposite reason.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

At the end of January Sahad and his band, who are from Congo, Ivory Coast, Benin and Senegal, delivered a high-energy show at the Institut Francais in Dakar.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

The harvested vegetables go by road to the deep-water Port of Dakar five hours away by road.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

From Dakar, I flew to Morocco, where I spent a day sightseeing.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

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