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galamsey

galamsey noun: a local artisanal gold miner in Ghana.

Noun

galamsey (countable and uncountable, plural galamseys)

  1. (countable) A local artisanal gold miner in Ghana.
  2. (uncountable) Illegal, small-scale gold mining in Ghana.
    • The inhabitants said that they indulge in galamsey because there are no other alternative livelihood sources.2008, The State of Human Rights in Mining Communities in Ghana, page 58

Forms of galamsey

pluralgalamseys

Origin of galamsey

Derived from the phrase "gather them and sell".

Questions about galamsey

What does galamsey mean?
Galamsey means a local artisanal gold miner in Ghana.
What part of speech is galamsey?
Galamsey is a noun.
What is the plural of galamsey?
The plural of galamsey is galamseys.

Words near galamsey in the dictionary

  1. galamah
  2. galamander
  3. galamanders
  4. Galambine
  5. Galamedhuvaa
  6. galamsey
  7. galamseyer
  8. galamseyers
  9. galamseys
  10. galamustine
  11. Galan

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