Sierra Leone

[ lee-oh-nee, lee-ohn ]

/ liˈoʊ ni, liˈoʊn /

noun

an independent republic in W Africa: member of the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly a British colony and protectorate. 27,925 sq. mi. (72,326 sq. km). Capital: Freetown.

OTHER WORDS FROM Sierra Leone

Sier·ra Le·o·ne·an

[lee-oh-nee-uhn], /liˈoʊ ni ən/, noun

Words nearby Sierra Leone

sienna, Siepi, sierozem, sierra, Sierra Blanca Peak, Sierra Leone, Sierra Leonean, Sierra lily, Sierra Madre, Sierra Madre del Sur, Sierra Morena

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British Dictionary definitions for Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone

/ (sɪˈɛərə lɪˈəʊnɪ, lɪˈəʊn) /

noun

a republic in W Africa, on the Atlantic: became a British colony in 1808 and gained independence (within the Commonwealth) in 1961; declared a republic in 1971; became a one-party state in 1978; multiparty democracy restored in 1991 but military rule was imposed following a coup in 1992, which led to civil unrest; consists of coastal swamps rising to a plateau in the east. Official language: English. Religion: Muslim majority and animist. Currency: leone. Capital: Freetown. Pop: 5 612 685 (2013 est). Area: 71 740 sq km (27 699 sq miles)

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Cultural definitions for Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone

[ (see-er-uh lee-ohn, lee-oh-nee) ]

Republic in western Africa, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Guinea to the north and east, and Liberia to the south. Freetown is its capital and largest city.

notes for Sierra Leone

After the American Revolutionary War, attempts were made to settle freed slaves in Sierra Leone. Formerly a British protectorate, Sierra Leone became independent in 1961.

单词	sierra leone
释义	Sierra Leone [ lee-oh-nee, lee-ohn ] / liˈoʊ ni, liˈoʊn / noun an independent republic in W Africa: member of the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly a British colony and protectorate. 27,925 sq. mi. (72,326 sq. km). Capital: Freetown. OTHER WORDS FROM Sierra Leone Sier·ra Le·o·ne·an [lee-oh-nee-uhn], /liˈoʊ ni ən/, noun Words nearby Sierra Leone sienna, Siepi, sierozem, sierra, Sierra Blanca Peak, Sierra Leone, Sierra Leonean, Sierra lily, Sierra Madre, Sierra Madre del Sur, Sierra Morena Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for Sierra Leone Sierra Leone / (sɪˈɛərə lɪˈəʊnɪ, lɪˈəʊn) / noun a republic in W Africa, on the Atlantic: became a British colony in 1808 and gained independence (within the Commonwealth) in 1961; declared a republic in 1971; became a one-party state in 1978; multiparty democracy restored in 1991 but military rule was imposed following a coup in 1992, which led to civil unrest; consists of coastal swamps rising to a plateau in the east. Official language: English. Religion: Muslim majority and animist. Currency: leone. Capital: Freetown. Pop: 5 612 685 (2013 est). Area: 71 740 sq km (27 699 sq miles) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for Sierra Leone Sierra Leone [ (see-er-uh lee-ohn, lee-oh-nee) ] Republic in western Africa, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Guinea to the north and east, and Liberia to the south. Freetown is its capital and largest city. notes for Sierra Leone After the American Revolutionary War, attempts were made to settle freed slaves in Sierra Leone. Formerly a British protectorate, Sierra Leone became independent in 1961. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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