SINCE 1828
Gabon
geographical name
Ga·bon
| \gä-ˈbōⁿ
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Definition of Gabon
country of western Africa on the Atlantic and bisected by the Equator; formerly a territory of French Equatorial Africa, since 1958 a republic; capital Libreville area 102,317 square miles (265,001 square kilometers), population 1,600,000
Other Words from Gabon
Gabonese
\ˌga-bə-ˈnēz,
-ˈnēs
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adjective or noun
-ˈnēs
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adjective or noun
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