Senegalese
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- noun
- /ˌsɛnɪɡəˈliz/
:
senegalés
- Studies of migrant groups have included Songhay traders in New York City, and Senegalese in Bari and Turin, Italy, in addition to the well-known cases of Africans in France and Britain.
- Senegalese and Europeans
- Senegalese in New York
Examples
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Return to Tokotu, and order the battalion of Senegalese to join me here at once.
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The Senegalese celebrate their country's independence every April 4th.
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Unfortunately, while the Senegalese took their roles seriously enough, some of the European participants were less dedicated to their historical roles.
Academic text (2009) -
Soon, it came back, and this time a plan by the Senegalese was hashed out.
Blog text (5) -
From the name posted on the dashboard of the cab, he could tell the driver was Senegalese.
Fiction book (1995) -
The natural landscape itself tends to be associated with Senegal and the Senegalese.
Academic text (1991) -
One set of views pertains to the Senegalese, another to Europeans; the latter outnumbers the former by far.
Academic text (1991) -
Some informal estimates claim that the Senegalese in New York City, for example, number anywhere between 10,000 and 20,000 (Perry 1997:229).
Academic text (2009) -
The figures from the 1990 Census estimated that for West Africans claiming foreign-born status in New York, there were 2,287 Senegalese, 1,388 Ivoirians, and 1,032 Guineans in the country.
Academic text (2009) -
Many Senegalese enjoy traditional music and dance as part of their cultural heritage.
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Senegalese comes from the country name Senegal and the ending -ese, which means 'a person from' or 'of'. The same ending is in Chinese and Japanese, so a Senegalese is simply someone 'from Senegal'.