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SENEGALESE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Senegal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Senegalese" is a kind of...):

African (a native or inhabitant of Africa)

Holonyms ("Senegalese" is a member of...):

Republic of Senegal; Senegal (a republic in northwestern Africa on the coast of the Atlantic; formerly a French colony but achieved independence in 1960)

Derivation:

Senegalese (of or relating to or characteristic of Senegal or its people)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of Senegal or its people

Example:

Senegalese herdsmen

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Senegal (a republic in northwestern Africa on the coast of the Atlantic; formerly a French colony but achieved independence in 1960)

Derivation:

Senegalese (a native or inhabitant of Senegal)

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