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Gabon

/ɡəˈbɒn/

Gabon proper noun: a country in Central Africa. Official name: Gabonese Republic. Capital: Libreville.

gabon: a country in Central Africa. Official name: Gabonese Republic. Capital: Libreville
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Proper noun (1)

Gabon

  1. A country in Central Africa. Official name: Gabonese Republic. Capital: Libreville.

Proper noun (2)

Gabon

  1. A barangay of Calasiao, Pangasinan, Philippines.
  2. A barangay of Abucay, Bataan, Philippines.
  3. A barangay of Polangui, Albay, Philippines.
  4. A barangay of Talisay, Camarines Norte, Philippines.

Gabon meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Kannada

Gabon in Hindi

Gabonese Republic
गबोन gabon

Gabon in Tamil

Gabonese Republic
கபோன் kapōṉ, காபோன் kāpōṉ

Gabon in Bengali

Gabonese Republic
গাবন gabon

Gabon in Kannada

ಗಬೊನ್
More languagesFewer languages
Gabon in Sinhala
ගැබොන් gæbon
Gabon in Tagalog
Gabon
Gabon in Arabic
اَلْغَابُون al-ḡabūn
Gabon in Persian
گابن gâbon
Gabon in Thai
กาบอง gaa-bɔng
Gabon in Vietnamese
Ga-bông
Gabon in Myanmar
ဂါဘွန် gabhwan

Origin of Gabon

From Portuguese gabão (“cloak”), referring to the Komo estuary.

Words formed from Gabon

Phrases with Gabon

Words that rhyme with Gabon

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Questions about Gabon

What does Gabon mean?
Gabon means a country in Central Africa. Official name: Gabonese Republic. Capital: Libreville.
What is Gabon in Hindi?
Gabon in Hindi is गबोन (gabon). See Gabon meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Gabon?
Gabon is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Gabon?
Gabon is pronounced /ɡəˈbɒn/.

Words near Gabon in the dictionary

  1. gabling
  2. gablings
  3. gablock
  4. gablocks
  5. GABOB
  6. Gabon
  7. Gabon viper
  8. Gabon vipers
  9. Gabonese
  10. Gabonese Republic
  11. gaboon

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Gabon (page history and authors); Gabon (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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