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Gambia

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Noun

1. gambia, republic of the gambia, the gambia

a narrow republic surrounded by Senegal in West Africa

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Gambia

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noun
The Gambia

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Gambia

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1. 
country on the W coast of Africa, surrounded on three sides by Senegal: formerly a British colony & protectorate, it became independent (1965) & a member of the Commonwealth: 4,361 sq mi (11,295 sq km); pop. 1,026,000; cap. Banjul
: official name The Gambia
2. 
river in W Africa, flowing from N Guinea, through Senegal & Gambia, into the Atlantic: c. 700 mi (1,127 km)

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Gambia

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A country of western Africa lying along the Gambia River and surrounded, except for a short coastline on the Atlantic Ocean, by Senegal. Once a part of the Mali Empire, it became a British crown colony in 1843 and a British protectorate in 1894. Gambia achieved independence in 1965. From 1982 to 1989 it formed with Senegal the Confederation of Senegambia. Banjul is the capital and the largest city.

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