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Gambian

British  
/ ˈɡæmbɪən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Gambia 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 Gambia

"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

Example Sentences

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Last month, participants cooked a Gambian peanut stew together - described by the authority as a "huge success".

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Barrow promised to provide updates on the identities of those who lost their lives, some of whom were not Gambian citizens, and a "comprehensive investigation" into the causes of the tragedy.

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

The Gambian Navy launched a hunt for survivors after midnight, involving several vessels and a fishing boat.

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

They were sailing under the Gambian flag and belonged to Moscow’s murky shipping network that is estimated to include several hundred vessels, many of which have patchy safety records.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

The government's 1998 seizure of the private peanut firm Alimenta eliminated the largest purchaser of Gambian groundnuts; the following two marketing seasons have seen significantly lower prices and sales.

From The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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