Definitions for gambiaˈgæm bi ə
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Gam•bi•aˈgæm bi ə(n.)
a river in W Africa, flowing W to the Atlantic. 500 mi. (800 km) long.
Category: Geography (places)
The, a republic in W Africa: formerly a British crown colony and protectorate; gained independence 1965; member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 1,336,320; 4003 sq. mi. (10,368 sq. km).
Category: Geography (places)
Ref: Cap.: Banjul.
Gam′bi•an(adj.; n.)
Princeton's WordNet
Gambia, The Gambia, Republic of The Gambia(noun)
a narrow republic surrounded by Senegal in West Africa
Wiktionary
Gambia(ProperNoun)
A country in Western Africa. Official name: The Republic of the Gambia.
Origin: Mandinka Kambra/Kambaa ("") or Gamba (from the sacred Gamba beaten upon the death of an elder).
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Gambia
1, a river of W. Africa, that flows through Senegambia and discharges itself into the Atlantic at Bathurst after a course of more than 1400 m. into a splendid estuary which, in some parts, has a breadth of 27 m. but contracts to 2 m. at the seaward end; light craft can ascend as far as Barraconda, 400 m. from the mouth. 2. A British settlement (15) lying along the banks of the Gambia as far as Georgetown, with a protectorate to Barraconda (pop. 50); it enjoys a separate government under a British administrator, and produces hides, cotton, rice, &c.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Gambia
A republic in western Africa, constituting an enclave within SENEGAL extending on both sides of the Gambia River. Its capital is Banjul, formerly Bathurst.
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