Senegalese

[ sen-i-gaw-leez, -lees, -guh- ]

adjective

1. of or relating to the republic of Senegal.

noun

, plural Sen·e·ga·lese.

1. a native or inhabitant of Senegal.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Senegalese¹

First recorded in 1915–20; Senegal + -ese

Example Sentences

It’s a 21-year-old former factory worker living in Italy on a Senegalese passport.

From Quartz

His Senegalese father worked in an auto factory and his Mauritanian mother was a building cleaner.

From Time

The famed Senegalese storyteller is accustomed to speaking to crowds of captivated children or packed theater halls.

From Quartz

Instead of casting the impossibly smooth Sy as France’s favorite gentleman thief Arsène Lupin in a straightforward revival, creators George Kay and François Uzan reimagined the character as a Senegalese immigrant driven to avenge his dead father.

From Time

Investors know this and though their checks are still skewed towards Anglophone Africa, million-dollar raises from Senegalese energy startup, Oolu and Cameroonian healthtech startup, Healthlane in 2020 show their keenness on the market.

From TechCrunch

And the U.S. command demanded that the black Senegalese not be included.

From The Daily Beast

Senegalese lawyer Doudou Diene (PDF) was the third person selected to join the commission.

From The Daily Beast

One hundred years ago, Senegalese natives were put on display in Norway to drum up support for colonialism.

From The Daily Beast

At a Walmart in Colorado, Senegalese immigrants work as managers and sell sporting goods.

From The Daily Beast

His Senegalese father married his mother, who is from Mauritania, and then emigrated to France.

From The Daily Beast

The fact is, that the proportion of white men in the French Division is low; there are too many Senegalese.

From Project Gutenberg

Marchand has been there since July 10th with a few companions and some 120 Senegalese.

From Project Gutenberg

As we were drinking our coffee the Senegalese riflemen arrived to support the sailors.

From Project Gutenberg

In the next carriage the black face of a wounded Senegalese looked out, unearthly in the moonlight.

From Project Gutenberg

Now at this moment a vast European war is being waged, in which the French are using Senegalese soldiers.

From Project Gutenberg