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SIERRA LEONEAN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Sierra Leone

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Sierra Leonean" is a kind of...):

African (a native or inhabitant of Africa)

Holonyms ("Sierra Leonean" is a member of...):

Republic of Sierra Leone; Sierra Leone (a republic in West Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1961)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to Sierra Leone or its people

Example:

Sierra Leonean politics

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Sierra Leone (a republic in West Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1961)

Derivation:

Sierra Leone (a republic in West Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1961)

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