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Casamance

/ˈkæ.zəˌmæns/

Casamance proper noun: a river in West Africa.

casamance: a river in West Africa
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Proper noun

Casamance

  1. A river in West Africa.
  2. A region of Senegal located south of The Gambia, with the above river running through it.

Origin of Casamance

Borrowed from Wolof and Fula Kasamansa?

Questions about Casamance

What does Casamance mean?
Casamance means a river in West Africa.
What part of speech is Casamance?
Casamance is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Casamance?
Casamance is pronounced /ˈkæ.zəˌmæns/.

Words near Casamance in the dictionary

  1. Casal's necklace
  2. Casali
  3. Casalis
  4. Casals
  5. Casamajoran
  6. Casamance
  7. Casamassima
  8. Casamento
  9. Casamentos
  10. casamino
  11. casamino acid

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