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Sierra Leone
/siˌɛɹə liˈoʊn/
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What does Sierra Leone mean?
proper noun
- A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Sierra Leone.
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/siˌɛɹə liˈoʊn/
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Sierra Leone being a crown colony, the English could land all their captives there and provide for them until they were able to work for themselves.
But then the Nautilus swerved again, and sought the lowest depth of a submarine valley which is between this Cape and Sierra Leone on the African coast.
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On the negative side, continued incursions by the Liberian rebels, bandits, and army deserters in southern and eastern Sierra Leone have severely strained the economy and threaten economically critical regions of the country.
On the other hand, Mr. Heddle, of Sierra Leone, “who has had more clerks killed under him than any other man,” by the climate of the West African Coast (W.
The Damaras knock out a wedge-shaped gap between two of their front teeth; and the natives of Sierra Leone file or chip their teeth after the same fashion.