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Gambia

Gambia

4 3.2
A small narrow West African country mostly surrounded by Senegal with a short Atlantic coast
  • proper noun
  • /ˈɡæmbiə/
: Gambia
  • The Gambia is a narrow republic in West Africa, surrounded by Senegal except for its Atlantic coastline.
  • Gambia, Senegal
  • Banjul, The Gambia
  • Gambia, a country

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Examples

  • The thirteenth session of ECOWAS was held in Banjul, The Gambia, on May 28th-30th, 1990.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Four African countries—Gambia, Burkina Faso, Swaziland, and São Tomé and Príncipe—still recognize Taiwan.

    Academic text (2009)

  • Yet factors internal to the Gambia National Army cannot be overlooked, and these are the focus of analysis here.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Until the failed coup attempt of 1981, The Gambia did not have an army.

    Academic text (1996)

  • I use these perspectives to explain the causes of the coup in The Gambia.

    Academic text (1996)

  • The term used in The Gambia to describe such a float is fanaal.

    Academic text (1998)

  • I collected information on the float traditions in The Gambia between 1986 and 1989.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Yet a return to civilian rule in The Gambia is no guarantee of future regime stability or immunity to a coup.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Senegal appeared more concerned with the uncertain impact of the change in The Gambia on their tenuous geostrategic relationship.

    Academic text (1990)

  • In mid-November, the President of Gambia announced that his government was severing ambassador-level ties with Taiwan.

    Academic text (2014)

Synonyms

The Gambia
vsGambia
1 3.9

A small West African country along the Gambia River almost surrounded by Senegal

emphasizes the short Atlantic coast and republican status rather than river strip

Surface Forms

Gambia main

Etymology

Gambia comes from the River Gambia, so the country was named after the river that runs through it. The river's name probably comes from a local West African language and was heard by early sailors, so a helpful way to remember Gambia is to think of the country as 'the land of the Gambia', named for its river, much like the Nile.