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GAMBIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A narrow republic surrounded by Senegal in West Africa
Synonyms:
Gambia; Republic of The Gambia; The Gambia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
African country; African nation (any one of the countries occupying the African continent)
Meronyms (parts of "Gambia"):
Banjul; capital of Gambia (a port city and capital of Gambia)
Meronyms (members of "Gambia"):
Gambian (a native or inhabitant of Gambia)
Holonyms ("Gambia" is a part of...):
Africa (the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean)
Derivation:
Gambian (of or relating to or characteristic of Gambia or its inhabitants)
