Gambian

Of the Gambia

Gambian refers to anything from or relating to The Gambia, a small West African nation surrounded almost entirely by Senegal.

As a noun, a Gambian is a person from that country: She married a Gambian she met while traveling.

The country's unusual shape—a narrow strip along the Gambia River—reflects colonial boundaries drawn by Britain.

culture

griot

African oral tradition keeper

koraAfrican bridge-harp with twenty-one strings
calabashGourd used as vessel
wrestlingCombat sport requiring holds

geography

Atlantic

Ocean bordering Europe

West AfricaContinent's western bulge
SenegalWest African republic
savannaTropical grassland, sparse trees

mangroves · wetlands · tropical · Sahel

wildlife

biodiversity

Range of life forms

faunaAnimal life collectively
floraPlants of a region
speciesFinest taxonomic rank

habitats · endemic · conservation · birds · chimpanzees · hippos · crocodiles · manatees · reptiles · mammals

nationality

citizenship

Status as state member

passportGovernment-issued travel credential
diasporaScattered population sharing origins
expatriateOne living abroad permanently

naturalization · identity · immigrant · emigrant · compatriot · residency · homeland · allegiance · sovereignty · statehood

heritage

traditions

Long-established customs passed down

ancestryFamily line of descent
lineageDescent from progenitors
customsTraditional practices or import taxes

folklore · history · legacy · artifacts · stone circles · oral history · Roots · genealogy · descendants · forebears

Opposites

neighboring/regional nationality

GambianSenegalese

Of a Francophone West African nation

Mauritanian · Liberian · Ghanaian · Nigerian

geopolitical contrast

GambianBritish

Of the United Kingdom

European · Western · American · non-African · Asian

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