Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - senegal

 geographical name  1. river 1015 miles (1633 kilometers) W Africa flowing from Fouta Djallon NW & W into the Atlantic  2. country W Africa on the Atlantic; a republic of the French Community, formerly a territory of French West Africa capital Dakar area 76,124 square miles (197,161 square kilometers), population 7,899,000  • ~ese adjective or noun