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Cape Verde
(Encyclopedia)CE5 Cape Verde vûd [key], Port. Cabo Verde, officially Republic of Cape Verde, republic (...Malayo-Polynesian languages
(Encyclopedia)Malayo-Polynesian languages ôˌstrōnēˈzhən [key], family of languages estimated at from 300 to 500 tongues and understood by approximately 300 million people in Madagascar; the Malay Peninsula; I...Konakry
(Encyclopedia)Konakry: see Conakry, Guinea.Río Muni
(Encyclopedia)Río Muni: see Equatorial Guinea. ...Bissagos Islands
(Encyclopedia)Bissagos Islands: see Guinea-Bissau. ...Santa Isabel
(Encyclopedia)Santa Isabel: see Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. ...Futa Jallon
(Encyclopedia)Futa Jallon: see Fouta Djallon, region, Guinea. ...amputation
(Encyclopedia)amputation ămˌpyətāˈshən [key], removal of all or part of a limb or other body part. Although amputation has been practiced for centuries, the development of sophisticated techniques for treatme...Fernando Po
(Encyclopedia)Fernando Po or Fernando Póo: see Equatorial Guinea. ...Niger, river, Africa
(Encyclopedia)Niger nīˈjər [key], great river of W Africa, c.2,600 mi (4,180 km) long, rising on the Fouta Djallon plateau, SW Guinea, and flowing NE through Guinea and into Mali. In central Mali the Niger forms...Browse by Subject
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