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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Gabon

"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

Arise has repeatedly denied accusations of fraud and/or corruption in the awarding of public contracts, notably in Gabon and Chad.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

Africa will now be represented by six referees at the tournament, which kicks off on Thursday and runs until 19 July, with those officials coming from Algeria, Egypt, Gabon, Mauritania, Morocco and South Africa.

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026

In recent months, it signed preliminary exploration agreements with Iraq, Turkey and Gabon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026

A strain of simian aids virus was recently isolated from a chimpanzee in Gabon, in West Africa, which is, so far, the closest thing to hiv-i that anyone has yet found in the animal kingdom.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston