# Gambia
## English
### Etymology

From the name of the Gambia River. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡæm.bi.ə/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Audio (UK):(file)

### Proper noun

Gambia or the Gambia
* A river in West Africa.
* A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of The Gambia.

#### Usage notes

The country is referred to with the definite article the. The capitalization of the article when it occurs not at the beginning of a sentence varies.

#### Hypernyms

* Subsahara

#### Derived terms

* Gambian

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: ガンビア (Ganbia)

#### Translations
### See also

* Countries of the world
* Algeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cabo Verde
* Cameroon
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Comoros
* Côte d'Ivoire, Ivory Coast
* Democratic Republic of the Congo
* Djibouti
* Egypt
* Equatorial Guinea
* Eritrea
* Eswatini ~ eSwatini, Swaziland
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Mauritius
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Republic of the Congo
* Rwanda
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* South Africa
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Western Sahara
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe
* Gambia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

## Central Huasteca Nahuatl
### Proper noun

Gambia
* Gambia (a country in West Africa)

## Central Nahuatl
### Proper noun

Gambia
* Gambia (a country in West Africa)

## Danish
### Proper noun

Gambia
* Gambia (a country in West Africa)

## Faroese
### Etymology

From English Gambia, from Mandinka Kambra/Kambaa ("Gambia River").

### Proper noun

Gambia
* Gambia (a country in West Africa)

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English Gambia.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡɑmbiɑ/, [ˈɡɑ̝mbiɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑmbiɑ
* Hyphenation: Gam‧bia

### Proper noun

Gambia
* Gambia (a country in West Africa)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Gambia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Gambiani
accusative
nom.
Gambiani
gen.
Gambiani
genitive
Gambiani
partitive
Gambiaani
inessive
Gambiassani
elative
Gambiastani
illative
Gambiaani
adessive
Gambiallani
ablative
Gambialtani
allative
Gambialleni
essive
Gambianani
translative
Gambiakseni
abessive
Gambiattani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Gambiasi
accusative
nom.
Gambiasi
gen.
Gambiasi
genitive
Gambiasi
partitive
Gambiaasi
inessive
Gambiassasi
elative
Gambiastasi
illative
Gambiaasi
adessive
Gambiallasi
ablative
Gambialtasi
allative
Gambiallesi
essive
Gambianasi
translative
Gambiaksesi
abessive
Gambiattasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Gambiamme
accusative
nom.
Gambiamme
gen.
Gambiamme
genitive
Gambiamme
partitive
Gambiaamme
inessive
Gambiassamme
elative
Gambiastamme
illative
Gambiaamme
adessive
Gambiallamme
ablative
Gambialtamme
allative
Gambiallemme
essive
Gambianamme
translative
Gambiaksemme
abessive
Gambiattamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Gambianne
accusative
nom.
Gambianne
gen.
Gambianne
genitive
Gambianne
partitive
Gambiaanne
inessive
Gambiassanne
elative
Gambiastanne
illative
Gambiaanne
adessive
Gambiallanne
ablative
Gambialtanne
allative
Gambiallenne
essive
Gambiananne
translative
Gambiaksenne
abessive
Gambiattanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Gambiansa
accusative
nom.
Gambiansa
gen.
Gambiansa
genitive
Gambiansa
partitive
Gambiaansa
inessive
Gambiassaan Gambiassansa
elative
Gambiastaan Gambiastansa
illative
Gambiaansa
adessive
Gambiallaan Gambiallansa
ablative
Gambialtaan Gambialtansa
allative
Gambialleen Gambiallensa
essive
Gambianaan Gambianansa
translative
Gambiakseen Gambiaksensa
abessive
Gambiattaan Gambiattansa
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* gambialainen
* gambianaurinko-orava
* gambianepolettihekko
* gambianmangusti
* gambianolkalepakko

## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Gambia n (proper noun, genitive Gambias or (optionally with an article) Gambia)
* Gambia (a country in West Africa)

#### Derived terms

* Gambier
* gambisch
* Senegambia

### See also

* Ägypten
* Algerien
* Angola
* Äquatorialguinea
* Äthiopien
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Demokratische Republik Kongo
* Dschibuti
* Elfenbeinküste
* Eritrea
* Eswatini
* Gabun
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Kamerun
* Kap Verde
* Kenia
* Komoren
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libyen
* Madagaskar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Marokko
* Mauretanien
* Mauritius
* Mosambik
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Republik Kongo
* Ruanda
* Sambia
* Senegal
* Seychellen
* Sierra Leone
* Simbabwe
* Somalia
* Südafrika
* Sudan
* Südsudan
* São Tomé und Príncipe
* Tansania
* Togo
* Tschad
* Tunesien
* Uganda
* Zentralafrikanische Republik

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɡɒmbijɒ]
* Hyphenation: Gam‧bia
* Rhymes: -jɒ

### Proper noun

Gambia
* Gambia (a country in West Africa)

#### Related terms

* gambiai

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡam.bja/
* Rhymes: -ambja
* Hyphenation: Gàm‧bia

### Proper noun

Gambia m
* Gambia (a country in West Africa)

#### Derived terms

* gambiano

### Anagrams

* ambagi, bigama

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈɡam.bi.a/, [ˈɡämbiä]

### Proper noun

Gambia f sg (genitive Gambiae); first declension
* (New Latin) Gambia (a country in West Africa)

#### Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Proper noun

Gambia
* Gambia (a country in West Africa)

#### Related terms

* gambier
* gambisk

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Proper noun

Gambia
* Gambia (a country in West Africa)

#### Related terms

* gambiar
* gambisk

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡam.bja/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ambja
* Syllabification: Gam‧bia

### Proper noun

Gambia f (related adjective gambijski)
* Gambia (a country in West Africa)

#### Derived terms

* Gambijczyk
* Gambijka

### See also

* Algieria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Czad
* Demokratyczna Republika Konga
* Dżibuti
* Egipt
* Erytrea
* Eswatini
* Etiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Gwinea
* Gwinea Bissau
* Gwinea Równikowa
* Kamerun
* Kenia
* Komory
* Kongo
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libia
* Madagaskar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Maroko
* Mauretania
* Mauritius
* Mozambik
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Południowa Afryka
* Republika Środkowoafrykańska
* Republika Zielonego Przylądka
* Rwanda
* Sahara Zachodnia
* Senegal
* Seszele
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* Sudan
* Sudan Południowy
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunezja
* Uganda
* Wybrzeże Kości Słoniowej
* Wyspy Świętego Tomasza i Książęca
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

### Further reading

* Gambia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɡambi̯a]

### Proper noun

Gambia f (genitive singular Gambie)
* Gambia (a country in West Africa)

### References

* “Gambia”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡambja/ [ˈɡãm.bja]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ambja
* Syllabification: Gam‧bia

### Proper noun

Gambia f
* Gambia (a country in West Africa)

### Further reading

* “Gambia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swahili
### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Proper noun

Gambia
* Gambia (a country in West Africa)

### See also

* Afrika Kusini
* Algeria ~ Aljeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cabo Verde
* Chad ~ Chadi
* Cote d'Ivoire ~ Kodivaa
* Eritrea
* Ethiopia, Uhabeshi ~ Habeshi
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea Bisau ~ Guinea-Bisau ~ Ginebisau
* Guinea ya Ikweta ~ Ginekweta
* Guinea ~ Gine ~ Gini
* Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati
* Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo, Kongo-Kinshasa
* Jamhuri ya Kongo, Kongo-Brazzaville
* Jibuti ~ Djibouti
* Kamerun ~ Cameroon ~ Kameruni
* Kenya
* Komori, Visiwa vya Ngazija
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagaska, Bukini
* Malawi, Unyasa
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Mayotte
* Misri, Umisri
* Morisi
* Moroko ~ Maroko
* Msumbiji, Mozambik
* Mtakatifu Helena
* Namibia
* Niger ~ Nijeri
* Nigeria ~ Nijeria ~ Naijeria
* Rwanda ~ Ruanda
* Réunion
* Sahara ya Magharibi
* Sao Tome na Principe
* Senegal ~ Senegali
* Shelisheli
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* Sudan
* Sudan Kusini
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Uswazi, Swaziland
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Gambia n (genitive Gambias)
* Gambia (a country in West Africa)

#### Derived terms

* gambier
* gambisk
* gambiska

### References

* Gambia in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* Svensk MeSH

## Welsh
### Proper noun

Gambia f
* Gambia (a country in West Africa)

#### Related terms

* Gambiad (“Gambian”, noun)
* Gambiaidd (“Gambian”, adjective)

### See also

* Angola
* Algeria
* Benin
* Botswana
* Bwrcina Ffaso
* Bwrwndi
* Cabo Verde
* Camerŵn
* Cenia
* De Affrica
* De Swdan
* Eritrea
* Eswatini
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Gini
* Gini Bisaw
* Gini Gyhydeddol
* Gorllewin Sahara
* Gweriniaeth Canolbarth Affrica
* Gweriniaeth Ddemocrataidd y Congo
* Gweriniaeth y Congo
* Jibwti
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libia
* Madagasgar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mawrisiws
* Mawritania
* Moroco
* Mosambic
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* Sambia
* Senegal
* Sierra Leone
* Simbabwe
* Somalia
* Swdan
* São Tomé a Príncipe
* Tansania
* Tiwnisia
* Togo
* Tsiad
* Wganda
* y Comoros
* y Seychelles
* y Traeth Ifori
* yr Aifft

### References

* Griffiths, Bruce, Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995) Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎, Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN

## Yoruba
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Gambia.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡá.ŋ́.bí.à/

### Proper noun

Gáḿbíà
* Gambia (a country in West Africa)
* River Gambia (a river in West Africa)

#### Alternative forms

* Gáńbíà (nonstandard)