Gorée

proper noun

An island of Dakar, Senegal; one of the 19 communes d'arrondissement of Dakar.

OriginFrench Gorée ← Dutch Goeree →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An island of Dakar, Senegal; one of the 19 communes d'arrondissement of Dakar.

Origin

  1. DutchGoeree
  2. FrenchGorée
  3. EnglishGorée

Borrowed from French Gorée, from Dutch Goeree, a contracted form of Goedereede.

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APA

Gorée. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gor%C3%A9e

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Chicago

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