Gabon

American  

[ga-bon, ga-bawn] / gæˈbɒn, gaˈbɔ̃ /

Also Gabun

noun

1. Official Name Gabonese Republic. a republic in western equatorial Africa, bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean and on the east by People's Republic of the Congo. 102,290 sq. mi. (264,931 sq. km). Libreville.

2. an estuary in western Gabon. About 40 miles (65 km) long.

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Gabon British  

/ ɡabɔ̃, ɡəˈbɒn /

noun

1. Former English spelling: Gaboon. a republic in W central Africa, on the Atlantic: settled by the French in 1839; made part of the French Congo in 1888; became independent in 1960; almost wholly forested. Official language: French. Religion: Christian majority; significant animist minority. Currency: franc. Capital: Libreville. Pop: 1 640 286 (2013 est). Area: 267 675 sq km (103 350 sq miles)

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An unusual carbon signal found in both the Zaonega Formation and rocks from Gabon is known as the Shunga-Francevillian event.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

The next step will be to determine whether the same explanation can account for the similar isotope signal found in Gabon.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

Amnesty says femicide is criminalised as a specific crime in 33 countries, including Gabon and Morocco in Africa.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

"They're still in the expansion phase," said Osborn, pointing to Madagascar, Guinea-Bissau, Gabon and Congo-Brazzaville as examples.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

We ended up not speaking through the whole entirety of Cameroon and most of Gabon.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver