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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

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

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

Drop him in Senegambia, and in three days he will give you an omelette soufflee, or a pate de foie gras, served by the neatest of Senegambian filles, whom he will call Mademoiselle.

From Condensed Novels by Harte, Bret

The atmosphere of the room, high ceiled, close packed, was Senegambian.

From The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident by Saltus, Edgar