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Gambian

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Gam·bi·a or The Gam·bi·a  (gmb-)
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. Population: 1,690,000.
Gambi·an adj. & n.
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Gambia
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Noun1.GambianGambian - a native or inhabitant of Gambia    
Gambia, Republic of The Gambia, The Gambia - a narrow republic surrounded by Senegal in West Africa
African - a native or inhabitant of Africa
Adj.1.Gambian - of or relating to or characteristic of Gambia or its inhabitants; "Gambian game parks"


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Serotype V was the predominant serotype, however, in a large Gambian study of maternal colonization (8) and was frequently identified in a similar Zimbabwean study (29).
Invasive Group B streptococcal infection in infants, Malawi by Graham, Stephen M. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Nasopharyngeal carriage of pneumococci in Gambian children and in their families.
Neurofibroma of the pinna by Yung, Matthew W. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
They described West African and Gambian dances, which they would add their own moves to, in insulting ways.
Shake it 'til you make it: bellydancing celebrates its roots by Johnson, Tammy / Colorlines Magazine
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