Sierra Le·one (l - n , -n) A country of western Africa on the Atlantic coast. Inhabited by the Temne when the Portuguese first visited the coast in 1460, the region was later settled by Mande-speaking peoples from present-day Liberia. In 1792 freed slaves were brought from Nova Scotia to found the colony of Freetown, which was transferred to British administration in 1808. The region became a British protectorate in 1896 and achieved independence in 1961. Sierra Leone became a republic in 1971. Freetown is the capital and the largest city. Population: 6,140,000. Sierra Le·o ne·an adj. & n. |   |
Sierra Leonean [sɪˈɛərə lɪˈəʊnɪən]
adj
(Placename) (Social Science / Peoples) of or relating to Sierra Leone or its inhabitants
n
(Social Science / Peoples) a native or inhabitant of Sierra Leone
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| Noun | 1. | Sierra Leonean - a native or inhabitant of Sierra Leone Republic of Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone - a republic in West Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1961 African - a native or inhabitant of Africa |
| Adj. | 1. | Sierra Leonean - of or relating to Sierra Leone or its people; "Sierra Leonean politics" |
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