Gabon

[ ga-bon; French, ga-bawn ]

/ gæˈbɒn; French, gaˈbɔ̃ /

noun

Official name Gab·on·ese Re·pub·lic

[gab-uh-neez, ‐nees, gah-buh‐] /ˈgæb əˌniz, ‐ˌnis, ˈgɑ bə‐/ . a republic in western equatorial Africa, bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean and on the east by People's Republic of the Congo. 102,290 sq. mi. (264,931 sq. km). Capital: Libreville.

an estuary in western Gabon. About 40 miles (65 km) long.

Also Ga·bun

[guh-boon] /gəˈbun/ .

Words nearby Gabon

gable end, gable roof, gablet, gable window, Gabo, Gabon, Gabonese, gaboon, gaboon viper, Gabor, Gaboriau

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Example sentences from the Web for Gabon

In Gabon, West Africa, the drug is also central to Bwiti, a religious way of life for people who take it.
Hallucinating Away a Heroin Addiction|Abby Haglage|May 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After intense training in Gabon following the incident, he dedicated himself to practicing ibogaine ceremonies like the Bwiti.
Hallucinating Away a Heroin Addiction|Abby Haglage|May 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Uganda is the first of six African countries he visits, followed by Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Gabon, and finally South Africa.
The Best of Brit Lit|Peter Stothard|October 7, 2010|DAILY BEAST
If the fathers had known of this decision and its cause, they would have remedied it by going back to live or die at Gabon.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 30 of 55|Antonio Alvarez de Abreu

British Dictionary definitions for Gabon

Gabon

/ (ɡəˈbɒn, French ɡabɔ̃) /

noun

a republic in W central Africa, on the Atlantic: settled by the French in 1839; made part of the French Congo in 1888; became independent in 1960; almost wholly forested. Official language: French. Religion: Christian majority; significant animist minority. Currency: franc. Capital: Libreville. Pop: 1 640 286 (2013 est). Area: 267 675 sq km (103 350 sq miles)Former English spelling: Gaboon

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单词	gabon
释义	Gabon [ ga-bon; French, ga-bawn ] / gæˈbɒn; French, gaˈbɔ̃ / noun Official name Gab·on·ese Re·pub·lic [gab-uh-neez, ‐nees, gah-buh‐] /ˈgæb əˌniz, ‐ˌnis, ˈgɑ bə‐/ . a republic in western equatorial Africa, bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean and on the east by People's Republic of the Congo. 102,290 sq. mi. (264,931 sq. km). Capital: Libreville. an estuary in western Gabon. About 40 miles (65 km) long. Also Ga·bun [guh-boon] /gəˈbun/ . Words nearby Gabon gable end, gable roof, gablet, gable window, Gabo, Gabon, Gabonese, gaboon, gaboon viper, Gabor, Gaboriau Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Gabon In Gabon, West Africa, the drug is also central to Bwiti, a religious way of life for people who take it. Hallucinating Away a Heroin Addiction\|Abby Haglage\|May 4, 2014\|DAILY BEAST After intense training in Gabon following the incident, he dedicated himself to practicing ibogaine ceremonies like the Bwiti. Hallucinating Away a Heroin Addiction\|Abby Haglage\|May 4, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Uganda is the first of six African countries he visits, followed by Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Gabon, and finally South Africa. The Best of Brit Lit\|Peter Stothard\|October 7, 2010\|DAILY BEAST If the fathers had known of this decision and its cause, they would have remedied it by going back to live or die at Gabon. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 30 of 55\|Antonio Alvarez de Abreu British Dictionary definitions for Gabon Gabon / (ɡəˈbɒn, French ɡabɔ̃) / noun a republic in W central Africa, on the Atlantic: settled by the French in 1839; made part of the French Congo in 1888; became independent in 1960; almost wholly forested. Official language: French. Religion: Christian majority; significant animist minority. Currency: franc. Capital: Libreville. Pop: 1 640 286 (2013 est). Area: 267 675 sq km (103 350 sq miles)Former English spelling: Gaboon 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
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