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REPUBLIC OF SENEGAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A republic in northwestern Africa on the coast of the Atlantic; formerly a French colony but achieved independence in 1960
Synonyms:
Republic of Senegal; Senegal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
African country; African nation (any one of the countries occupying the African continent)
Meronyms (parts of "Republic of Senegal"):
capital of Senegal; Dakar (the capital and chief port and largest city of Senegal)
Meronyms (members of "Republic of Senegal"):
Senegalese (a native or inhabitant of Senegal)
Holonyms ("Republic of Senegal" 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)
