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Gambian, a. and n.|ˈgæmbɪən|
[f. Gambia (see prec.) + -an.]
A. adj. Of or pertaining to Gambia.
B. n. A native or inhabitant of Gambia.
1906F. B. Archer Gambia Colony i. 23 It certainly merits more than a passing mention in any record..of Gambian history. 1913Dorland Med. Dict. (ed. 7), Gambian horse sickness. 1943K. W. Blackburne Devel. & Welfare Gambia i. 6 It is a question whether, in the case of Gambians, this [consent to international transfer of territory] would be forthcoming. 1957C. MacInnes City of Spades i. v. 30 They talked in their barbarian Gambian language. Ibid. ii. xi. 172, I..waited..in case those two Gambians might start some fight again. 1966Transition (Uganda) XXVI. 20/1 In the work of his contemporary, the Gambian poet Lenrie Peters, the emphasis is slightly different. |