Senegalese

Dakar native's nationality

Senegalese refers to people, things, or customs from Senegal, a country on the west coast of Africa.

As a noun, it designates a person from Senegal or of Senegalese descent: The Senegalese have a rich tradition of oral storytelling.

As an adjective, it describes anything relating to the country: Senegalese cuisine, Senegalese music.

The word is both singular and plural.

culture

griot

African oral tradition keeper

  • koraAfrican bridge-harp with twenty-one strings
  • wrestlingCombat sport requiring holds
  • djembeHand-struck goblet drum

kaftan · boubou

language

French

Of or from Paris's nation

dialect · creole · national language · lingua franca

teranga

hospitality

Generous treatment of guests

warmth · sharing · kindness · respect · community · conviviality · graciousness · openness · inclusiveness · host

nationality

citizenship

Status as state member

  • passportGovernment-issued travel credential
  • diasporaScattered population sharing origins
  • emigrantPerson resettling in another nation

expatriate · embassy · consulate · naturalization · compatriot · repatriation · homeland · identity · independence · sovereignty

Dakar

capital

Wealth used for investment

  • MedinaSacred Arabian burial site
ethnic

Fulani

West African ethnic group

Categories
Opposites
geographic/national contrast - neighboring nations

SenegaleseGambian

Of a small Senegal-surrounded nation

Mauritanian

geographic/national contrast - colonial heritage

SenegaleseNigerian

From Lagos's country

Ghanaian · Liberian · Cameroonian

Family

Senegal

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G