Senegambia

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Meaning

(historical) The Senegambia Confederation, a loose confederation between the West African countries of Senegal and the Gambia.

The Senegal-Gambia region; the basins of the Senegal and Gambia rivers.

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International relations further Senegal joined with the Gambia to form the nominal confederation of Senegambia in 1982. Source: Internet

Senghor moved to France, where he died at the age of 96. Senegal joined with the Gambia to form the nominal Senegambia Confederation on 1 February 1982. Source: Internet

In the United States, colonial South Carolina and Georgia grew and amassed great wealth from the slave labor obtained from the Senegambia area of West Africa and from coastal Sierra Leone. Source: Internet

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