Lexic.us

Definition of Dakar

1. Noun. The capital and chief port and largest city of Senegal.

Definition of Dakar

1. Proper noun. The capital city of Senegal ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dakar

Literary usage of Dakar

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Mauritania's Campaign of Terror: State-Sponsored Repression of Black Africans by Janet Fleischman, Human Rights Watch/Africa (1994)
"Many blacks studied in St. Louis or Dakar, where there were institutions of higher ... THE RIOTS IN Dakar AND NOUAKCHOTT Following the border clashes in ..."

2. Learning about Our World and Our Past: Using the Tools & Resources of by Evelyn Hawkins (1999)
"If you wanted to find out which page hi the atlas had a map that showed the city of Dakar, where would you look? (A) The World Map Projections pages 4| The ..."

3. Fatal Indifference: The G8, Africa and Global Health by Ronald Labonte (2004)
"Box 4.1: The Six Dakar Goals i hereby collectively commit ourselves to the ... At the Okinawa summit, which followed the Dakar meeting by only a few months, ..."

4. Urban Agriculture in West Africa: Contributing to Food Security and Urban by Olanrewaju B. Smith (1999)
"Abstract During the colonial era, Dakar rapidly became the seat of government and the economic centre for both Senegal and French West Africa. ..."

5. The Niger and the Benueh: Travels in Central Africa by Adolphe Burdo (1880)
"She was to land me at Dakar, a port of Senegambia, which I had fixed upon as my point of departure for an exploring expedition in Central Africa. ..."

6. Dues and Charges on Shipping in Foreign Ports: A Manual of Reference for the (1907)
"The quay dues will be charged at St. Louis, at Goree, and at Dakar, on entry upon all ... At Dakar two jetties have been built, forming a double basin, ..."

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