CASAMANCE RIVER

Meaning of CASAMANCE RIVER in English

River, Senegal.

Rising in southern Senegal, it flows west between The Gambia and Guinea-Bissau and empties into the Atlantic Ocean after a course of about 200 mi (322 km). Only some 80 mi (130 km) of the river are navigable.

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CASAMANCE RIVER — river in western Africa, rising in southern Senegal and flowing west through the Casamance region, which lies between The Gambia …
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CASAMANCE RIVER — River, Senegal. Rising in southern Senegal, it flows west between The Gambia and Guinea-Bissau and empties into the Atlantic Ocean …
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RIVER — I Natural stream of water that flows in a channel with more or less defined banks. Rivers are a fundamental …
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RIVER — I. ˈrivə(r) noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English rivere, river, from Old French rivere, riviere riverbank, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RIVER — river 1 — riverless , adj. — riverlike , adj. /riv"euhr/ , n. 1. a natural stream of water of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RIVER — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English rivere, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin * riparia, from Latin, feminine of riparius …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RIVER — noun one who rives or splits. 2. river ·vi to hawk by the side of a river; to fly hawks …
Webster English vocab
RIVER — [riv.er] n, often attrib [ME rivere, fr. OF, fr. (assumed) VL riparia, fr. L, fem. of riparius riparian, fr. ripa …
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RIVER — any natural stream of water that flows in a channel with defined banks (ultimately from Latin ripa, bank). Modern usage …
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CASAMANCE — region of Senegal that lies south of The Gambia along the Casamance River. The region has ample rainfall, abundant in …
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RIVER — river, River BrE AmE ˈrɪv ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ river|s z ▶ ˈ river ˌ basin BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RIVER — / ˈrɪvə(r); NAmE / noun 1. ( abbr. R. ) a natural flow of water that continues in a long …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RIVER — riv ‧ er S2 W2 /ˈrɪvə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RIVER — n. 1 a copious natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea or a lake etc. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RIVER — n. 1 a copious natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea or a lake etc. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RIVER — n.1 a copious natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea or a lake etc. 2 a …
Oxford English vocab
RIVER — ( rivers) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. A river is a large …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RIVER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a river valley ▪ The route passes through beautiful wooded river valleys. an ocean/sea/river current …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RIVER — [noun] [C] - a natural wide stream of fresh water flowing across the land into the sea, a lake, or …
Cambridge English vocab
RIVER — n. Natural stream of water that flows in a channel with more or less defined banks. Rivers are a fundamental …
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RIVER — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ broad , great , large , long , mighty , wide ▪ the mighty River Nile ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
RIVER — n. 25B6; noun WATERCOURSE, waterway, tributary, stream, rivulet, brook, inlet, rill, runnel, freshet; Scottish & N. English burn; N. English …
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RIVER — In the sense in which we employ the word viz. for a perennial stream of considerable size, a river is …
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RIVER — 1) река 2) метал. "речной узор" ( на поверхности разрушения ) • river at grade — река с установившимся продольным …
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RIVER — 1) река 2) метал. "речной узор" (на поверхности разрушения) • river at grade — река с установившимся продольным профилем - accordant river - adolescent river - …
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RIVER — 1) поток 2) река 3) речка 4) речной • river control structure — геол. сооружение выправительное - meandering river - mountain river - peneplain river - plains river - river …
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RIVER — сущ. ; сокр. - R река; поток, течение down river — вниз по реке up river — вверх по реке …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
RIVER — сущ.; сокр. - R река; поток, течение down river — вниз по реке up river — вверх по реке to ford a river — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
RIVER — река - river bank - river bar - river bed - river bend - river bottom - down the river …
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SEMBÈNE, OUSMANE — born Jan. 1, 1923, Ziguinchor-Casamance, Seneg. Senegalese writer and film director. He fought with the Free French in World War …
Английский словарь Британика
ZIGUINCHOR — river-port town, southwestern Senegal, lying along the Casamance River. Ziguinchor has long been known and visited by European mariners. In …
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SENEGAL, HISTORY OF — history of the area from prehistoric and ancient times to the present. Senegal has been inhabited since ancient times. Paleolithic …
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SENEGAL RIVER — The Niger and Sngal river basins and the Lake Chad basin and their drainage river of West Africa, with a …
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SEMBNE, OUSMANE — born Jan. 1, 1923, Ziguinchor-Casamance, Senegal Senegalese writer and film director known for his historical-political themes. Sembne spent his early …
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GUINEA, GULF OF — part of the eastern tropical Atlantic Ocean off the western African coast, extending from Cap Lpez, near the equator, to …
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DIOUF, ABDOU — born Sept. 7, 1935, Louga, Senegal politician who was president of Senegal from 1981 to 2000. Diouf, the son of …
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BISSOR — town, northwestern Guinea-Bissau, West Africa. It lies on a tributary of the Rio Cacheu and is surrounded by the Casamance …
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SEMBÈNE, OUSMANE — born Jan. 1, 1923, Ziguinchor-Casamance, Seneg. Senegalese writer and film director. He fought with the Free French in World War …
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GUINEA, GULF OF — Great inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, western Central African coast. It includes the Bights of Benin and Biafra , and …
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