Senegal

Meaning

1. A river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa.
2. A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Senegal.

Synonyms

Republic of Senegal

Sénégal River

the Republic of Senegal

Sénégal

𐐝𐐯𐑌𐐲𐑀𐐱𐑊

Translations

Sénégal

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Senegal

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Senegal

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Senegal

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Senegal

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Σενεγάλη

Senegal

Senegal

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السنغال

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Senegal

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سنغال

Senegal

Repubblica del Senegal

Senegalia

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌsɛn.ɪ.ˈɡɔːl/

Etymology

Probably from a Portuguese transliteration of the name of the Zenaga (possibly from Arabic زنجي (“Zanj, Negro”), from Persian زَنگ (“Land of the Blacks”) Etymology 3. Or a combination of the supreme deity in Serer religion (Rog Sene) and o gal meaning body of water in the Serer language.