| 释义 |
Senegambian, n. and a.|sɛnəˈgæmbɪən|
[f. Senegambia (see below) + -an.]
A. n. A native or inhabitant of Senegambia, former name of the region surrounding the Senegal and Gambia rivers in West Africa (cf. Senegal, Gambia); U.S. colloq., applied to a Black American.
B. adj. Of or pertaining to Senegambia; also used of Black Americans.
Senegambia is the name of a confederation of Senegal and Gambia, formed for military and trade purposes in February 1982; both countries retain their sovereignty; the president of Senegal is president of the confederation.
1900Dialect Notes II. 58 Senegambian, a negro or negress. 1902Encycl. Dict. Suppl. 646/3 Senegambian. 1911Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 642/2 The conquest of the Senegambian region by the French followed. 1920W. C. Witwer in Collier's 11 Dec. 21/1 A little bimbo..is struttin' around and bellerin' about the undaunted white race to a big fat grinnin' Senegambian porter. 1942W. Faulkner Go down, Moses 49 What the hell kind of Senegambian Montague and Capulet is this any⁓how? 1943G. S. Schuyler in Pittsburgh Courier 11 Sept. 13/7 There are thousands of Negroes living in similar or better houses, despite the race hustling talk about the ‘horrible houses’ of Harlem. All the civilized Senegambians live in good homes. 1947Publ. Amer. Dial. Soc. viii. 36 Senegambian. I am acquainted with this word as meaning a Negro from Senegambia—whether ten, fifteen, or fifty years old. Used as a term of contempt. 1970P. Oliver Savannah Syncopators 70 The importance of the Senegambian slave trade lies in the accessibility of these parts to the Sudan savannah interior. |