SENEGALESE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Senegalese mean? 

• SENEGALESE (noun)
  The noun SENEGALESE has 1 sense:

1. a native or inhabitant of Senegal

  Familiarity information: SENEGALESE used as a noun is very rare.

• SENEGALESE (adjective)
  The adjective SENEGALESE has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or characteristic of Senegal or its people

  Familiarity information: SENEGALESE used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SENEGALESE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Senegal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Senegalese" is a kind of...):

African (a native or inhabitant of Africa)

Holonyms ("Senegalese" is a member of...):

Republic of Senegal; Senegal (a republic in northwestern Africa on the coast of the Atlantic; formerly a French colony but achieved independence in 1960)

Derivation:

Senegalese (of or relating to or characteristic of Senegal or its people)

• SENEGALESE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of Senegal or its people

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

Senegalese herdsmen

Pertainym:

Senegal (a republic in northwestern Africa on the coast of the Atlantic; formerly a French colony but achieved independence in 1960)

Derivation:

Senegalese (a native or inhabitant of Senegal)