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Dakar

Dakar

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The capital and largest city of Senegal on the west coast of Africa
  • proper noun
  • /dəˈkɑr/
: Dakar
  • Joanna Grabski examined the globalized world of fashion emerging from Dakar's streets and ateliers.
  • Dakar, Senegal
  • artists in Dakar
  • Dakar conference

Seven more convoy collection points were set up at Halifax, Panama, Rio, Murmansk, Port Said, Gibraltar and Dakar.

Examples

  • We arrived in Dakar on 13 March 1948, the day Marie-France, my cousin, was born.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • Today, the conditions of art practice are in flux whether one is standing in London, Warsaw, Dakar, or Johannesburg.

    Academic text (1996)

  • "At my school in Dakar, there were many rules.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • The images shown here are from an exhibition on the beach in Dakar, December 1998.

    Academic text (1999)

  • There, we changed boats and reached Dakar on 12 February 1942.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • Like any school, the one in Dakar was uneven in its quality, vision, talent, and production.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Across the U.S., then across the Atlantic Ocean, landing in Africa for the first time... at Dakar, Senegal.

    The Endless Summer (1966)

  • Despite Lods's death in 1988, his influence continues to reverberate in the artistic community of Dakar.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Samb, as a member of the Dakar-based artist group Laboratoire Agit-Art, would often perform in a city courtyard.

    Academic text (2008)

  • The bustling streets of Dakar, the capital of Senegal, are filled with vibrant culture and life.

Surface Forms

Dakar main

Etymology

Dakar comes from a local Wolof place name, probably N'Dakaaru, a name linked to a 'tamarind' tree or to a small village that stood on the point of land where the city grew. That's why the capital of Senegal keeps this local name today.