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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

Only yesterday I heard her asking the Prime Minister at luncheon whether we intend to extend our Senegambian protectorate over the Fusees.

From Winsome Winnie and other New Nonsense Novels by Leacock, Stephen

I do not know to what use this gum is applied in therapeutics, but it is often found mixed with the Senegambian gum acacia.

From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers