Gambia
English
Etymology
From the name of the Gambia River. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Gambia or the Gambia
- A river in West Africa.
- A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of The Gambia.
- Synonym: Republic of the Gambia
Usage notes
The country is referred to with the definite article the. The capitalization of the article when it occurs not at the beginning of a sentence varies.
Hypernyms
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Japanese: ガンビア (Ganbia)
Translations
The Republic of The Gambia
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See also
- Countries of the world
countries in Africa (appendix)edit
- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Côte d'Ivoire, Ivory Coast
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini ~ eSwatini, Swaziland
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Republic of the Congo
- Rwanda
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Western Sahara
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Central Huasteca Nahuatl
Proper noun
Gambia
- Gambia (a country in West Africa)
Central Nahuatl
Proper noun
Gambia
- Gambia (a country in West Africa)
Danish
Proper noun
Gambia
- Gambia (a country in West Africa)
Faroese
Etymology
From English Gambia, from Mandinka Kambra/Kambaa ("Gambia River").
Proper noun
Gambia
- Gambia (a country in West Africa)
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɑmbiɑ/, [ˈɡɑ̝mbiɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑmbiɑ
- Syllabification(key): Gam‧bi‧a
- Hyphenation(key): Gam‧bia
Proper noun
Gambia
- Gambia (a country in West Africa)
Declension
| Inflection of Gambia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | Gambia | — | |
| genitive | Gambian | — | |
| partitive | Gambiaa | — | |
| illative | Gambiaan | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Gambia | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Gambia | — |
| gen. | Gambian | ||
| genitive | Gambian | — | |
| partitive | Gambiaa | — | |
| inessive | Gambiassa | — | |
| elative | Gambiasta | — | |
| illative | Gambiaan | — | |
| adessive | Gambialla | — | |
| ablative | Gambialta | — | |
| allative | Gambialle | — | |
| essive | Gambiana | — | |
| translative | Gambiaksi | — | |
| abessive | Gambiatta | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Derived terms
German
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Gambia n (proper noun, genitive Gambias or (optionally with an article) Gambia)
- Gambia (a country in West Africa)
Derived terms
- Gambier
- gambisch
- Senegambia
See also
- Ägypten
- Algerien
- Angola
- Äquatorialguinea
- Äthiopien
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Demokratische Republik Kongo
- Dschibuti
- Elfenbeinküste
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Gabun
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kamerun
- Kap Verde
- Kenia
- Komoren
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libyen
- Madagaskar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Marokko
- Mauretanien
- Mauritius
- Mosambik
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Republik Kongo
- Ruanda
- Sambia
- Senegal
- Seychellen
- Sierra Leone
- Simbabwe
- Somalia
- Südafrika
- Sudan
- Südsudan
- São Tomé und Príncipe
- Tansania
- Togo
- Tschad
- Tunesien
- Uganda
- Zentralafrikanische Republik
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡɒmbijɒ]
- Hyphenation: Gam‧bia
- Rhymes: -jɒ
Proper noun
Gambia
- Gambia (a country in West Africa; official name: Gambiai Köztársaság)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Gambia | — |
| accusative | Gambiát | — |
| dative | Gambiának | — |
| instrumental | Gambiával | — |
| causal-final | Gambiáért | — |
| translative | Gambiává | — |
| terminative | Gambiáig | — |
| essive-formal | Gambiaként | — |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Gambiában | — |
| superessive | Gambián | — |
| adessive | Gambiánál | — |
| illative | Gambiába | — |
| sublative | Gambiára | — |
| allative | Gambiához | — |
| elative | Gambiából | — |
| delative | Gambiáról | — |
| ablative | Gambiától | — |
| non-attributive possessive – singular |
Gambiáé | — |
| non-attributive possessive – plural |
Gambiáéi | — |
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person sing. | Gambiám | — |
| 2nd person sing. | Gambiád | — |
| 3rd person sing. | Gambiája | — |
| 1st person plural | Gambiánk | — |
| 2nd person plural | Gambiátok | — |
| 3rd person plural | Gambiájuk | — |
Derived terms
See also
- Algéria
- Angola
- Benin
- Bissau-Guinea
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Comore-szigetek
- Csád
- Dél-afrikai Köztársaság
- Dél-Szudán
- Dzsibuti
- Egyenlítői-Guinea
- Egyiptom
- Elefántcsontpart
- Eritrea
- Etiópia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghána
- Guinea
- Kamerun
- Kenya
- Kongói Demokratikus Köztársaság
- Kongói Köztársaság
- Közép-afrikai Köztársaság
- Lesotho
- Libéria
- Líbia
- Madagaszkár
- Malawi
- Mali
- Marokkó
- Mauritánia
- Mauritius
- Mozambik
- Namíbia
- Niger
- Nigéria
- Ruanda
- Seychelle-szigetek
- Sierra Leone
- São Tomé és Príncipe
- Szenegál
- Szomália
- Szudán
- Szváziföld
- Tanzánia
- Togo
- Tunézia
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- Zöld-foki Köztársaság
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡam.bja/
- Rhymes: -ambja
- Hyphenation: Gàm‧bia
Proper noun
Gambia m
- Gambia (a country in West Africa)
Derived terms
Anagrams
Latin
Pronunciation
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɡam.bi.a]
Proper noun
Gambia f sg (genitive Gambiae); first declension
- (New Latin) Gambia (a country in West Africa)
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Gambia |
| genitive | Gambiae |
| dative | Gambiae |
| accusative | Gambiam |
| ablative | Gambiā |
| vocative | Gambia |
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Gambia
- Gambia (a country in West Africa)
Related terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Gambia
- Gambia (a country in West Africa)
Related terms
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡam.bja/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ambja
- Syllabification: Gam‧bia
Proper noun
Gambia f (related adjective gambijski)
- Gambia (a country in West Africa)
Declension
Declension of Gambia
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Gambia |
| genitive | Gambii |
| dative | Gambii |
| accusative | Gambię |
| instrumental | Gambią |
| locative | Gambii |
| vocative | Gambio |
Derived terms
nouns
See also
- Algieria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Czad
- Demokratyczna Republika Konga
- Dżibuti
- Egipt
- Erytrea
- Eswatini
- Etiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Gwinea
- Gwinea Bissau
- Gwinea Równikowa
- Kamerun
- Kenia
- Komory
- Kongo
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libia
- Madagaskar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Maroko
- Mauretania
- Mauritius
- Mozambik
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Południowa Afryka
- Republika Środkowoafrykańska
- Republika Zielonego Przylądka
- Rwanda
- Sahara Zachodnia
- Senegal
- Seszele
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Sudan Południowy
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunezja
- Uganda
- Wybrzeże Kości Słoniowej
- Wyspy Świętego Tomasza i Książęca
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Further reading
- Gambia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡambi̯a]
Proper noun
Gambia f (genitive singular Gambie)
- Gambia (a country in West Africa)
References
- “Gambia”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡambja/ [ˈɡãm.bja]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ambja
- Syllabification: Gam‧bia
Proper noun
Gambia f
- Gambia (a country in West Africa)
Further reading
- “Gambia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Proper noun
Gambia
- Gambia (a country in West Africa)
See also
- Afrika Kusini
- Algeria ~ Aljeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Chad ~ Chadi
- Cote d'Ivoire ~ Kodivaa
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia, Uhabeshi ~ Habeshi
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea Bisau ~ Guinea-Bisau ~ Ginebisau
- Guinea ya Ikweta ~ Ginekweta
- Guinea ~ Gine ~ Gini
- Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati
- Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo, Kongo-Kinshasa
- Jamhuri ya Kongo, Kongo-Brazzaville
- Jibuti ~ Djibouti
- Kamerun ~ Cameroon ~ Kameruni
- Kenya
- Komori, Visiwa vya Ngazija
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagaska, Bukini
- Malawi, Unyasa
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mayotte
- Misri, Umisri
- Morisi
- Moroko ~ Maroko
- Msumbiji, Mozambik
- Mtakatifu Helena
- Namibia
- Niger ~ Nijeri
- Nigeria ~ Nijeria ~ Naijeria
- Rwanda ~ Ruanda
- Réunion
- Sahara ya Magharibi
- Sao Tome na Principe
- Senegal ~ Senegali
- Shelisheli
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Sudan Kusini
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Uswazi, Swaziland
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡambɪa/
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Gambia n (genitive Gambias)
- Gambia (a country in West Africa)
Derived terms
See also
- Algeriet
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Centralafrikanska republiken
- Demokratiska republiken Kongo
- Djibouti
- Egypten
- Ekvatorialguinea
- Elfenbenskusten
- Eritrea
- Etiopien
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kamerun
- Kap Verde
- Kenya
- Komorerna
- Kongo-Brazzaville
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libyen
- Madagaskar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Marocko
- Mauretanien
- Mauritius
- Moçambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- São Tomé och Príncipe
- Senegal
- Seychellerna
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Swaziland
- Sydafrika
- Sydsudan
- Tanzania
- Tchad
- Togo
- Tunisien
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
References
Welsh
Proper noun
Gambia f
- Gambia (a country in West Africa)
Related terms
- Gambiad (“Gambian”, noun)
- Gambiaidd (“Gambian”, adjective)
See also
- Angola
- Algeria
- Benin
- Botswana
- Bwrcina Ffaso
- Bwrwndi
- Cabo Verde
- Camerŵn
- Cenia
- De Affrica
- De Swdan
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Gini
- Gini Bisaw
- Gini Gyhydeddol
- Gorllewin Sahara
- Gweriniaeth Canolbarth Affrica
- Gweriniaeth Ddemocrataidd y Congo
- Gweriniaeth y Congo
- Jibwti
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libia
- Madagasgar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mawrisiws
- Mawritania
- Moroco
- Mosambic
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Sambia
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Simbabwe
- Somalia
- Swdan
- São Tomé a Príncipe
- Tansania
- Tiwnisia
- Togo
- Tsiad
- Wganda
- y Comoros
- y Seychelles
- y Traeth Ifori
- yr Aifft
References
- Griffiths, Bruce, Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995) Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
Yoruba
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡá.ŋ́.bí.à/
Proper noun
Gáḿbíà
- Gambia (a country in West Africa)
- River Gambia (a river in West Africa)
Alternative forms
- Gáńbíà (nonstandard)