Senegambia
noun
a region in W Africa between the Senegal and Gambia rivers, now mostly in Senegal.
Senegambian
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a word derived from
Senegambia.
Example Sentences
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In 1462, the Portuguese were forced to negotiate a peace treaty, which limited them to trading along the Senegambian coast.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
The first Portuguese slave raids in West Africa took place on the Senegambian coast, the Atlantic coastline of Senegal and the Gambia in West Africa, in 1444.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
Indeed, as the fight progressed, Mad den began to wax more and more potent while the giant Senegambian "appeared to be tiring from his own efforts."
From Time Magazine Archive
The atmosphere of the room, high ceiled, close packed, was Senegambian.
From The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident by Edgar Saltus
From the time the curtain rose—as correctly as though it had never misbehaved!—revealing the World Famous Aggregation of Senegambian Entertainers until—well, until it fell hurriedly two hours later, everything went beautifully.
From The Crimson Sweater by Ralph Henry Barbour
