| Noun | 1. | Republic of Senegal - a republic in northwestern Africa on the coast of the Atlantic; formerly a French colony but achieved independence in 1960capital of Senegal, Dakar - the capital and chief port and largest city of Senegal Africa - the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean Senegalese - a native or inhabitant of Senegal |