The name of this West African equatorial nation came from the Portuguese for its river's mouth, Rio de Gabao
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An A-Z of country name origins | OxfordWords blog  May 17, 2016 ... It has also been suggested that the country took its name from ... of Santa Maria de la Antigua, 'St Mary the Ancient', in Seville, Spain. ... who is said to have established a settlement at the mouth of the river. ... Central African Republic .... the name from the Portuguese, who came up with the name Gabo,...
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Gabon: Maps, History, Geography, Government, Culture, Facts ...  International disputes: UN presses Equatorial Guinea and Gabon to resolve the ... This West African country with the Atlantic as its western border is also ... In 1472, the Portuguese explorers encountered the mouth of the Como River and named it Rio de Gabao, river of Gabon, which later became the name of the country.
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Origin of African Country Names - Words We Speak - GaiaNews  The Origins of African Country Names or What They Mean ... Angola - When Portuguese mariner Diego Cao landed at the mouth of the Congo River in 1483, ... The name is derived from Rio de Camares (the River of Prawns) the name given to ... the extent of continental Africa, the term came to match its modern day usage.
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Free Flashcards about EQUATOR - StudyStack  THE NAME OF THIS WEST AFRICAN EQUATORIAL NATION CAME FROM THE PORTUGUESE FOR ITS RIVER'S MOUTH, RIO DE GABAO, GABON. THE 3RD...
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List of country-name etymologies - Wikipedia  This list covers English language country names with their etymologies. Some of these include .... "Land of Ndongo", from the Portuguese colonial name (Reino de Angola), which erroneously ... Spanish argento in reference to the Ro de la Plata ("Silver River"; Latin: Argenteus), so-called by ..... Central African Republic[edit].
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Nigeria's former capital (5 letters) - Crossword Helper  1991 abuja african before capital city east former guinea gulf island lago largest million nigeria nigerian novo off port porto portuguese seaport until west...
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Rivers in Spain - IberiaNature  Watersheds (river basins) of Spain + Water resources and Spanish rivers ... The name Guadalquivir comes from the Arabic, Wadi al-Kabir meaning great river.
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Benin - Republic of Benin - Country Profile - West Africa  Benin's former name, until 1975, was Dahomey. Porto-Novo, a port on an inlet of the Gulf of Guinea is the nations capital city, largest city and economic capital is...
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Congo River - Wikipedia  The Congo River is a river in Africa. It is the second largest river in the world by discharge (after ... The name River Congo originated from the Kingdom of Kongo which was located on the southern bank of the river. ... to Zahir or Zaire as the name used by the natives (i.e. derived from Portuguese usage) remained common.
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Congo River Facts - africa facts  Congo River Facts - Out of all the Africa landforms and bodies of water the Congo River is perhaps the most important to the ... It is the second longest river in Africa (the Nile is the longest). ... The river gets its name from the ancient Kongo Kingdom which existed near the mouth of the river. ... It is also called the Zaire River.
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Iguazu Falls, Argentina-Brazil Border, South America  The name of the falls comes from the Guaran word for "great water." The first Spanish explorer to see the falls (did you see the film The Mission?) was lvar...
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Guinea - Wikipedia  Location of Guinea (dark blue).  in Africa  in the African Union (light blue). Capital and largest ... Guinea is a traditional name for the region of Africa that lies along the Gulf of Guinea. ..... Guinea shares its northern border with Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, and Mali, and its southern border with Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Ivory...
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Notes on the Nzadi or Congo River - Wollamshram.ca  The only proper name is Mwnza Nzdi, the River Nzadi: hence Zaire, Zare, ... all the four magnates are broken into cataracts and rapids at the gates where ... Congoese Musulungus, and the Landim (Amalandi) Kafirs about the lower Zambeze. ... the oldest explorations is at present fragmentary, and we are apt to assume...
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Geography of Guinea - Wikipedia  Guinea is a country on the coast of West Africa and is bordered by Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, ... 6 Terrain; 7 See also; 8 References ... The coastal region of Guinea and most of the inland have a tropical climate, with a ... River, and the Senegal River are among the 22 West African rivers that have their origins in Guinea.
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An A-Z of country name origins | OxfordWords blog  May 17, 2016 ... The country's name is a reference to the fact that it lies at the centre of Africa. ... Named after the ei, a Slav tribe which came from the east. ..... Peru. The name comes from the River Bir or Per, itself from the Guaran biru or piru, .... As for the America bit  that was first applied to South America in 1507 by...
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Equatorial Guinea - Wikipedia  Location of Equatorial Guinea (dark blue).  in Africa  in the African Union (light blue). Capital ... Formerly the colony of Spanish Guinea, its post-independence name evokes its location ... The country consists of a mainland territory, Ro Muni, which is bordered by .... The Soviets also granted loans to Equatorial Guinea.
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Ghana History Timeline - historic overview of Ghana (Gold Coast ...  1471: The Portuguese arrives on the coast of Guinea as the first Europeans. ... decides to stop the so-called "trade with Negroes" to the Caribbean colonies. .... 1957: Ghana is the first of the colonies in sub-Saharan Africa to gain independence. ... became one of the most important contributors to the Pan-African movement,...
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Cameroon | The Commonwealth  The country's name derives from camares, meaning 'shrimps', so called by the 15th-century Portuguese explorer Fernando Po who named the River Wouri Rio...
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An A-Z of country name origins | OxfordWords blog  May 17, 2016 ... Meaning 'The Saviour', the country takes its name from a Spanish fort .... The name Libya comes from the Greek name given to Northwest Africa; Libya was .... Sierra Leone means 'Lion Mountains' from the Portuguese sierra,...
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Africans in America | Part 1 | Narrative | Europeans Come to Western ...  It began with the Portuguese, who went to West Africa in search of gold. ... It was near a region that had been mined for gold for many years and was called Elmina, which means "the mine" in Portuguese. ... Europeans Come to Western Africa
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Portuguese Guinea - History World  HISTORY OF GUINEA-BISSAU including The Slave Coast, Colonial rule, Independence. ... Indeed one of the alternative names for the region is the Slave Coast. ... soon to be known as Portuguese Guinea, when the European scramble for Africa ... By 1971 the PAIGC controls most of the interior of the country, confining the...