Senegal

Type River & Country
Usage Portuguese, English, Spanish, Italian, German, Swedish, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Finnish, Estonian, Russian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Romanian, Turkish, Armenian, Persian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Uzbek, Turkmen, Mongolian, Hindi, Bengali, Korean, Indonesian, Malay, Tagalog
Scripts Сенегал(Russian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Uzbek, Mongolian Cyrillic) Սենեգալ(Armenian) سنگال(Persian) सेनेगल(Hindi) সেনেগাল(Bengali) 세네갈(Korean Hangul)
Pronounced Pron. /ˌsɛn.ɪ.ˈɡɑːl/(English) /se.ne.ˈɡal/(Spanish) /sɛ.ˈnɛ.ɡal/(Polish) /se.ne.ɡal/(Korean)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

From Portuguese, possibly from the name of the Berber Zenaga people of northern Senegal. This is the name of a river in West Africa, and a country named after it. It gained independence from France in 1960.

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesSénégal(French) Senegaal(Wolof)
Same SpellingSénégal

Categories

Africa, Atlantic countries, former French colonies
Entry updated October 6, 2024