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DAKAR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The capital and chief port and largest city of Senegal
Synonyms:
capital of Senegal; Dakar
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)
national capital (the capital city of a nation)
Holonyms ("Dakar" is a part 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)