Senegambian
8.3
A person from Senegal or the Gambia
- noun
- /ˌsɛnəˈɡæmbiən/
:
senegambiano
- As a Senegambian, she often shares stories about her childhood in Senegal and the Gambia.
Examples
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He identified himself as a Senegambian and spoke fondly of the landscapes of his homeland.
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Under French rule, Louisiana traders imported slaves through the Company of the Indies from the Senegambian region of Africa, the area between the Senegal and Gambia rivers of Africa's west coast (A. Hall 15).
Academic text (2012) -
Many Senegambian communities celebrate their rich cultural heritage with vibrant festivals.
Surface Forms
Senegambian singular
Senegambians plural
Morphology
Senegambian = Senegambia (transparent) = Senegambia + an
Formed directly from the place name 'Senegambia' with the standard adjectival/demonymic suffix '-an', so the relation is predictable.
Etymology
Senegambian comes from the joined names Senegal and Gambia. That is why a Senegambian is 'a person from the region that includes both countries in West Africa'.
