Gambia

G2A1M3B3I1A1
/ˈɡæm.bi.ə/

proper noun

A river in West Africa.

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Meanings

proper nounGambia or the Gambia
  1. A river in West Africa.
  2. A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of The Gambia.

    The boat is believed to have departed The Gambia in West Africa in early August with 127 occupants on board.

    2026 September 3, James Gregory, “More than 80 migrants feared dead after boat rescued off Canary Islands”, in BBC News, retrieved 03 Sep 2026

Origin

From the name of the Gambia River.

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Translations

Afrikaans Gambië
  • GambiëThe Republic of The Gambia
Arabic غَامْبِيَا
  • غَامْبِيَا (ḡāmbiyā)The Republic of The Gambia
Bengali গাম্বিয়া
  • গাম্বিয়া (gambiẏa)The Republic of The Gambia
Bulgarian Га́мбия
  • Га́мбия (Gámbija)The Republic of The Gambia
Catalan Gàmbia
  • GàmbiaThe Republic of The Gambia
Chinese Mandarin 岡比亞 /冈比亚
  • 岡比亞 /冈比亚 (Gāngbǐyà)The Republic of The Gambia
Czech Gambie
  • GambieThe Republic of The Gambia
Danish Gambia
  • GambiaThe Republic of The Gambia
Dutch Gambia
  • GambiaThe Republic of The Gambia
Esperanto Gambio
  • GambioThe Republic of The Gambia
Estonian Gambia
  • GambiaThe Republic of The Gambia
Finnish Gambia
  • GambiaThe Republic of The Gambia
French Gambie
  • GambieThe Republic of The Gambia
German Gambia
  • GambiaThe Republic of The Gambia
Greek Γκάμπια
  • Γκάμπια (Gkámpia)The Republic of The Gambia
Hebrew גמביה
  • גמביהThe Republic of The Gambia
Hindi गाम्बिया
  • गाम्बिया (gāmbiyā)The Republic of The Gambia
Hungarian Gambia
  • GambiaThe Republic of The Gambia
Icelandic Gambía
  • GambíaThe Republic of The Gambia
Indonesian Gambia
  • GambiaThe Republic of The Gambia
Irish An Ghaimbia
  • An GhaimbiaThe Republic of The Gambia
Italian Gambia
  • GambiaThe Republic of The Gambia
Japanese ガンビア
  • ガンビア (Ganbia)The Republic of The Gambia
Korean 감비아
  • 감비아 (Gambia)The Republic of The Gambia
Latvian Gambija
  • GambijaThe Republic of The Gambia
Lithuanian Gambija
  • GambijaThe Republic of The Gambia
Māori Te Kamopia
  • Te KamopiaThe Republic of The Gambia
Norwegian Gambia
  • GambiaThe Republic of The Gambia
Persian گامبیا
  • گامبیا (gâmbiyâ)The Republic of The Gambia
Polish Gambia
  • GambiaThe Republic of The Gambia
Portuguese Gâmbia
  • GâmbiaThe Republic of The Gambia
Romanian Gambia
  • GambiaThe Republic of The Gambia
Russian Га́мбия
  • Га́мбия (Gámbija)The Republic of The Gambia
Slovak Gambia
  • GambiaThe Republic of The Gambia
Spanish Gambia
  • GambiaThe Republic of The Gambia
Swahili Gambia
  • GambiaThe Republic of The Gambia
Swedish Gambia
  • GambiaThe Republic of The Gambia
Tamil காம்பியா
  • காம்பியா (kāmpiyā)The Republic of The Gambia
Thai แกมเบีย
  • แกมเบีย (gɛɛm-biia)The Republic of The Gambia
Turkish Gambiya
  • GambiyaThe Republic of The Gambia
Ukrainian Га́мбія
  • Га́мбія (Hámbija)The Republic of The Gambia
Vietnamese Găm-bi-a
  • Găm-bi-aThe Republic of The Gambia

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Mabiga
Cite this entry
APA

Gambia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gambia

MLA

“Gambia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gambia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gambia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gambia.

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