Dakar

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Dakar

/dæˈkɑː(ɹ)/ UK
/ˈdækɑː(ɹ)/ UK
/dɑˈkɑɚ/ US

Where it comes from

Uncertain. Possibly from Wolof daqaar (“tamarind”).

proper noun

The capital city of Senegal.
metonymically The Senegalese government.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: bamako, djibouti, dhaka, bishkek, senegal, paris, matin, fann, ouagadougou, nouakchott, yaoundé, niamey, diourbel, el aaiún, dakarois, n'djamena

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name the capital city of Senegal

Español	Dakar
한국어	다카르 Dakareu
日本語	ダカール Dakāru
中文	達喀爾 /达喀尔 Dákā'ěr
हिन्दी	डाकार ḍākār
Português	Dacar
Français	Dakar
Deutsch	Dakar
Ελληνικά	Ντακάρ Ntakár
Русский	Дака́р Dakár
Tiếng Việt	Đa-ca
العربية	دَكَار dakār
עברית	דָּקָאר, דָקָר dakar

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"Dakar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dakar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Dakar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dakar

Chicago

"Dakar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dakar.

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@misc{dakar_2026,
  title = {Dakar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dakar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}