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Zaïre, river, Africa
(Encyclopedia)Zaïre, river, Africa: see Congo, river. ...South West Africa
(Encyclopedia)South West Africa: see Namibia.Senegal, river, Africa
(Encyclopedia)Senegal sĕnĭgôlˈ, sĕnˈĭgôl [key], river, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) long, formed in SW Mali, W Africa, by the confluence of the Bafing and Bakoy rivers, both of which rise in the Fouta Djallon, N G...Portuguese East Africa
(Encyclopedia)Portuguese East Africa: see Mozambique. ...Portuguese West Africa
(Encyclopedia)Portuguese West Africa: see Angola. ...Dire Dawa
(Encyclopedia)Dire Dawa or Diredawa both: dēˌrədäˈwä [key], city, Harar region, E Ethiopia. It is...Jibuti
(Encyclopedia)Jibuti: see Djibouti.French Somaliland
(Encyclopedia)French Somaliland: see Djibouti, republic. ...Somaliland, French
(Encyclopedia)Somaliland, French: see Djibouti, republic. ...Guinea, archaic term for Africa's west coast
(Encyclopedia)Guinea gĭnˈē [key], an archaic term for the west coast of Africa. In its widest sense it has been applied to the region from Angola to Senegal. Parts of the region bore names originating in early c...Browse by Subject
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