Senegalese franc
- noun
- Archaic
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franco senegalés
- Before 1945, the Senegalese franc was used as the national currency.
Examples
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The Senegalese franc was replaced by the CFA franc in 1997.
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The transition from the Senegalese franc to the CFA franc marked a significant change in the country's economic history.
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Collectors sometimes seek rare coins of the Senegalese franc for their historical value.
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I found some old Senegalese francs in my drawer.
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The price of the meal was 5000 Senegalese francs, which was a reasonable amount in the local currency.
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When I traveled to Senegal, I exchanged my euros for Senegalese francs at the airport.
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She saved up her Senegalese francs to buy souvenirs from the local markets in Dakar.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'Senegalese' specifies origin and 'franc' is a currency unit, so together they denote the currency of Senegal, which a learner who knows both words can infer. This adjective + noun currency naming is common cross-linguistically and follows standard English noun phrase patterns, making it immediately understandable to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Senegalese franc gets its name from being Senegal's own version of the French franc; Senegalese shows the country and franc is the name of the money. It was the money used in Senegal before the country changed to the West African 'CFA franc', so the phrase now means the 'former' currency of Senegal.
