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galamseys

galamseys is the plural of galamsey.

Meaning of galamsey

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

Questions about galamseys

What is galamseys the plural of?
Galamseys is the plural of galamsey.

Words near galamseys in the dictionary

  1. Galambine
  2. Galamedhuvaa
  3. galamsey
  4. galamseyer
  5. galamseyers
  6. galamseys
  7. galamustine
  8. Galan
  9. galanas
  10. galanases
  11. galanergic

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