Gambia

[ gam-bee-uh ]

/ ˈgæm bi ə /

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noun

a river in W Africa, flowing W to the Atlantic. 500 miles (800 km) long.

The, a republic extending inland along both sides of this river: formerly a British crown colony and protectorate; gained independence 1965; member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 4,003 sq. mi. (10,368 sq. km). Capital: Banjul.

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OTHER WORDS FROM Gambia

Gam·bi·an, adjective, noun

Words nearby Gambia

gambado, gamba stop, Gambel's quail, gambeson, Gambetta, Gambia, Gambian, gambier, Gambier Islands, gambit, gamble

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How to use Gambia in a sentence

US-owned Africell, which has 12 million mobile subscribers in countries such as Gambia, Uganda, DRC and Sierra Leone, this week secured a $105 million loan facility from a group of financiers led by Gemcorp, it said in a statement.
Here is what Africa’s telecom sector is doing with its booming global funding|Tawanda Karombo|June 10, 2021|Quartz
For instance, of all the countries that signed the Paris climate accord, only Gambia has a plan in place to actually reach its carbon-reduction targets.
How Not to Feel Paralyzed by Climate Disaster|Heather Hansman|April 15, 2021|Outside Online
As a result, peanut soup became part of Virginia’s culinary heritage, with that region’s version being directly derived from maafe, a peanut soup eaten by the Wolof people of Senegal and Gambia, according to culinary historian Michael Twitty.
This vegan soup gathers greens, grains and peanut butter in one spicy bowl|Aaron Hutcherson|January 7, 2021|Washington Post
Liberia, under former soccer star George Weah, and Gambia could be next.
Hey Joe: Welcome to the New World Order|Daniel Malloy|January 3, 2021|Ozy

The members of Ama Comedy are planning their next video to feature a hypothetical debate during Gambia’s 2021 presidential elections.
The Latest Hub of Political Humor: Gambia|Charu Kasturi|November 24, 2020|Ozy
A second document was titled: “Gambia Reborn: A Charter for Transition from Dictatorship to Democracy and Development.”
The Shadowy U.S. Veteran Who Tried to Overthrow a Country|Jacob Siegel|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Faal told the FBI that his group was trying “restore democracy to The Gambia and improve the lives of its people.”
The Shadowy U.S. Veteran Who Tried to Overthrow a Country|Jacob Siegel|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The Amazon biography for an author named Papa Faal mentions both Gambia and lists a military record that matches the FBI report.
The Shadowy U.S. Veteran Who Tried to Overthrow a Country|Jacob Siegel|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The various members met for the first time when they traveled to Gambia at the beginning of December to carry out their plan.
The Shadowy U.S. Veteran Who Tried to Overthrow a Country|Jacob Siegel|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But those strands of his identity are all wound around the conspiracy that led him back to Gambia for the first time in 23 years.
The Shadowy U.S. Veteran Who Tried to Overthrow a Country|Jacob Siegel|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Tell him I'm not "called" yet: certainly not called to Gambia.
Punch, or the London Charivari Volume 98, January 4, 1890|Various
A new species of mahogany has been lately introduced in cabinet-work, which is commonly called Gambia.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction.|Various
It is this which induces me to place them in the same section with the more civilized Africans of the Gambia.
The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies|Robert Gordon Latham
Of the two settlements, already mentioned, the Gambia is the most deadly; though Sierra Leone has the worst name.
The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies|Robert Gordon Latham
South of the Gambia and north of the Pongos, the Mandingo tongues, though spoken in the interior, do not reach the coast.
The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies|Robert Gordon Latham

British Dictionary definitions for Gambia

Gambia

/ (ˈɡæmbɪə) /

noun

The Gambia a republic in W Africa, entirely surrounded by Senegal except for an outlet to the Atlantic: sold to English merchants by the Portuguese in 1588; became a British colony in 1843; gained independence and became a member of the Commonwealth in 1965; joined with Senegal to form the Confederation of Senegambia (1982–89); consists of a strip of land about 16 km (10 miles) wide, on both banks of the Gambia River, extending inland for about 480 km (300 miles). Official language: English. Religion: Muslim majority. Currency: dalasi. Capital: Banjul. Pop: 1 883 051 (2013 est). Area: 11 295 sq km (4361 sq miles)

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