Gam·bi·a or The Gam·bi·a (g m b - ) 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. Gam bi·an adj. & n. |   |
Gambian [ˈgæmbɪən]
adj
(Placename) of or relating to Gambia or its inhabitants
n
(Placename) (Social Science / Peoples) a native or inhabitant of Gambia
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| Noun | 1. |  Gambian - a native or inhabitant of Gambia 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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