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See also: gabon, Gabón, Gabòn, Gabōn, Gaboń, Gaboŋ, and Gàbọ̀n
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English

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Gabon

Etymology 1

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From Portuguese gabão (“cloak”), referring to the Komo estuary.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Gabon

  2. A country in Central Africa. Official name: Gabonese Republic. Capital: Libreville.
Hypernyms
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Translations
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countries in Africa (appendix)edit

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Etymology 2

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Proper noun

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Gabon

  1. A barangay of Calasiao, Pangasinan, Philippines.
    Coordinate terms: Ambonao, Ambuetel, Banaoang, Bued, Buenlag, Cabilocaan, Dinalaoan, Doyong, Gabon, Lasip, Longos, Lumbang, Macabito, Malabago, Mancup, Nagsaing, Nalsian, Poblacion East, Poblacion West, Quesban, San Miguel, San Vicente, Songkoy, Talibaew — barangays of Calasiao
  2. A barangay of Abucay, Bataan, Philippines.
    Coordinate terms: Bangkal, Calaylayan, Capitangan, Gabon, Laon, Mabatang, Omboy, Salian, Wawa — barangays of Abucay
  3. A barangay of Polangui, Albay, Philippines.
    Coordinate terms: Agos, Alnay, Alomon, Amoguis, Anopol, Apad, Balaba, Balangibang, Balinad, Basud, Binagbangan, Buyo, Centro Occidental, Centro Oriental, Cepres, Cotmon, Cotnogan, Danao, Gabon, Gamot, Itaran, Kinale, Kinuartilan, La Medalla, La Purisima, Lanigay, Lidong, Lourdes, Magpanambo, Magurang, Matacon, Maynaga, Maysua, Mendez, Napo, Pinagdapugan, Ponso, Salvacion, San Roque, Santa Cruz, Santa Teresita, Santicon, Sugcad, Ubaliw — barangays of Polangui
  4. A barangay of Talisay, Camarines Norte, Philippines.
    Coordinate terms: Binanuaan, Caawigan, Cahabaan, Calintaan, Del Carmen, Gabon, Itomang, Poblacion, San Francisco, San Isidro, San Jose, San Nicolas, Santa Cruz, Santa Elena, Santo Niño — barangays of Talisay

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Breton

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Proper noun

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Gabon

  1. Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

Catalan

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Catalan Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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Gabon m

  1. Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

Derived terms

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Czech

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Czech Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Gabon m inan (relational adjective gabonský, demonym Gaboňan or Gabonec)

  1. Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

Declension

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Declension of Gabon (sg-only hard masculine inanimate)
singular
nominative Gabon
genitive Gabonu
dative Gabonu
accusative Gabon
vocative Gabone
locative Gabonu
instrumental Gabonem

Further reading

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Danish

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Proper noun

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Gabon

  1. Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

Dutch

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Gabon n

  1. Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

Finnish

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Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Portuguese Gabão.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɑbon/, [ˈɡɑ̝bo̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑbon
  • Syllabification(key): Ga‧bon
  • Hyphenation(key): Ga‧bon

Proper noun

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Gabon

  1. Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

Declension

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Inflection of Gabon (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative Gabon —
genitive Gabonin —
partitive Gabonia —
illative Gaboniin —
singular plural
nominative Gabon —
accusative nom. Gabon —
gen. Gabonin
genitive Gabonin —
partitive Gabonia —
inessive Gabonissa —
elative Gabonista —
illative Gaboniin —
adessive Gabonilla —
ablative Gabonilta —
allative Gabonille —
essive Gabonina —
translative Gaboniksi —
abessive Gabonitta —
instructive — —
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Gabon (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Gabonini —
accusative nom. Gabonini —
gen. Gabonini
genitive Gabonini —
partitive Gaboniani —
inessive Gabonissani —
elative Gabonistani —
illative Gaboniini —
adessive Gabonillani —
ablative Gaboniltani —
allative Gabonilleni —
essive Gaboninani —
translative Gabonikseni —
abessive Gabonittani —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Gabonisi —
accusative nom. Gabonisi —
gen. Gabonisi
genitive Gabonisi —
partitive Gaboniasi —
inessive Gabonissasi —
elative Gabonistasi —
illative Gaboniisi —
adessive Gabonillasi —
ablative Gaboniltasi —
allative Gabonillesi —
essive Gaboninasi —
translative Gaboniksesi —
abessive Gabonittasi —
instructive — —
comitative — —
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Gabonimme —
accusative nom. Gabonimme —
gen. Gabonimme
genitive Gabonimme —
partitive Gaboniamme —
inessive Gabonissamme —
elative Gabonistamme —
illative Gaboniimme —
adessive Gabonillamme —
ablative Gaboniltamme —
allative Gabonillemme —
essive Gaboninamme —
translative Gaboniksemme —
abessive Gabonittamme —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Gaboninne —
accusative nom. Gaboninne —
gen. Gaboninne
genitive Gaboninne —
partitive Gabonianne —
inessive Gabonissanne —
elative Gabonistanne —
illative Gaboniinne —
adessive Gabonillanne —
ablative Gaboniltanne —
allative Gabonillenne —
essive Gaboninanne —
translative Gaboniksenne —
abessive Gabonittanne —
instructive — —
comitative — —
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Gaboninsa —
accusative nom. Gaboninsa —
gen. Gaboninsa
genitive Gaboninsa —
partitive Gaboniaan
Gaboniansa 		—
inessive Gabonissaan
Gabonissansa 		—
elative Gabonistaan
Gabonistansa 		—
illative Gaboniinsa —
adessive Gabonillaan
Gabonillansa 		—
ablative Gaboniltaan
Gaboniltansa 		—
allative Gabonilleen
Gabonillensa 		—
essive Gaboninaan
Gaboninansa 		—
translative Gabonikseen
Gaboniksensa 		—
abessive Gabonittaan
Gabonittansa 		—
instructive — —
comitative — —

Derived terms

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compounds

French

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Gabon m

  1. Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

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Hungarian

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 Gabon on Hungarian Wikipedia

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɡɒbon]
  • Hyphenation: Ga‧bon
  • Rhymes: -on

Proper noun

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Gabon

  1. Gabon (a country in Central Africa; official name: Gaboni Köztársaság)

Declension

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Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative Gabon —
accusative Gabont —
dative Gabonnak —
instrumental Gabonnal —
causal-final Gabonért —
translative Gabonná —
terminative Gabonig —
essive-formal Gabonként —
essive-modal — —
inessive Gabonban —
superessive Gabonon —
adessive Gabonnál —
illative Gabonba —
sublative Gabonra —
allative Gabonhoz —
elative Gabonból —
delative Gabonról —
ablative Gabontól —
non-attributive
possessive – singular 		Gaboné —
non-attributive
possessive – plural 		Gabonéi —
Possessive forms of Gabon
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Gabonom —
2nd person sing. Gabonod —
3rd person sing. Gabonja —
1st person plural Gabonunk —
2nd person plural Gabonotok —
3rd person plural Gabonjuk —

Derived terms

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See also

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countries in Africa: Afrika országai (appendix)edit

Indonesian

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Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Derived from Portuguese gabão (“cloak”), referring to the Komo estuary.

Pronunciation

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Gabon

  1. Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

Noun

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Gabon (plural Gabon-Gabon or para Gabon)

  1. Gabonese

Adjective

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Gabon (comparative lebih Gabon, superlative paling Gabon)

  1. Gabonese

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countries in Africa: negara-negara di Afrika (appendix)edit

Further reading

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Interlingua

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Proper noun

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Gabon

  1. Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

Italian

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Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia it

Proper noun

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Gabon m

  1. Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

Derived terms

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Anagrams

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Japanese

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Romanization

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Gabon

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ガボン

Maltese

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Maltese Wikipedia has an article on:
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Proper noun

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Il-Gabon m

  1. Gabon (a country in Central Africa; official name: Repubblika Gaboniża)

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countries in Africa: pajjiżi tal-Afrika (appendix)edit

Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
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The flag of Gabon.
Gabon in Africa.
Savanna and tropical forest near Nyonié, Gabon.
The Gabon Estuary near Libreville, from which the country takes its name.

Etymology

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Internationalism, French Gabon, from Portuguese Gabão, originally the Portuguese name of the estuary now known as the Gabon Estuary. Portuguese navigators arriving on the coast in the fifteenth century called the estuary Rio de Gabão (“Gabon River”), from gabão (“hooded cloak, overcoat”), because its distinctive shape was thought to resemble such a garment.

The French name was subsequently extended from the estuary to the surrounding colonial territory, and the modern country consequently takes its name from the Gabon Estuary.

Ultimate origin of Portuguese gabão uncertain. Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa derives the Portuguese word from Italian gabbano (“cloak”), ultimately from Arabic قَبَاء (qabāʔ, “garment, cloak”). Other etymologies have also been proposed, however, including derivation through Spanish gabán (“overcoat”), ultimate connection with Persian قبا (qabâ, “long garment”), and derivation from Late Latin forms related to capa (“cloak”). The deeper history of the Portuguese word therefore remains disputed.

Parallel international adaptations include Danish Gabon, Swedish Gabon, German Gabun, Dutch Gabon, French Gabon and English Gabon.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /¹ɡaˈbuːn/, [ɡaˈbùːn]
  • Rhymes: -uːn
  • Hyphenation: Ga‧bon

Proper noun

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Gabon

  1. Gabon Estuary; an estuary in Gabon, immediately north of the equator, at the mouths of the Komo and Mbëi rivers, extending eastwards from the Gulf of Guinea.
    Libreville ligger på nordsiden av Gabon, nær munningen mot Guineabukta. ― Libreville lies on the northern side of the Gabon Estuary, near its opening into the Gulf of Guinea.
    • 2025 February 26, “Gabon – elvemunning i Gabon”, in Store norske leksikon‎[1]:
      Gabon er en elvemunning (estuar) i Gabon, like nord for ekvator, ved utløpet for elvene Como og Mbëi.
      Gabon is an estuary in Gabon, just north of the equator, at the mouths of the Como and Mbëi rivers.
  2. (historical) Gabon; a former French colonial territory in Central Africa, a colony within Fransk Ekvatorial-Afrika from 1910 and a French overseas territory from 1946.
    Gabon var en av koloniene i Fransk Ekvatorial-Afrika. ― Gabon was one of the colonies of French Equatorial Africa.
    • 2026 June 25, Nils Petter Thuesen and Sten Lundbo, “Gabon”, in Store norske leksikon‎[2]:
      I 1910 ble det en koloni i Fransk Ekvatorial-Afrika. Gabon ble et fransk oversjøisk territorium i 1946.
      In 1910 it became a colony in French Equatorial Africa. Gabon became a French overseas territory in 1946.
  3. Gabon; a country in Central Africa, Africa, on the Gulf of Guinea and straddling the equator, with Libreville as its capital.
    Gabon ligger ved Guineabukta og grenser til Ekvatorial-Guinea, Kamerun og Republikken Kongo. ― Gabon lies on the Gulf of Guinea and borders Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon and the Republic of the Congo.
    • 2026 June 25, Nils Petter Thuesen and Sten Lundbo, “Gabon”, in Store norske leksikon‎[3]:
      Gabon er et land i det vestlige Sentral-Afrika, ved Guineabukta på begge sider av ekvator.
      Gabon is a country in western Central Africa, on the Gulf of Guinea on both sides of the equator.

Usage notes

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  • The official Norwegian long-form name of the modern country is Republikken Gabon (“the Gabonese Republic”).
  • The country is named after the Gabon Estuary, whose name is older than the political territory.
  • Under French rule, Gabon became a colony within Fransk Ekvatorial-Afrika in 1910, an overseas territory in 1946 and a self-governing republic within the French Community in 1958, before becoming fully independent in 1960.

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countries in Africa: land i Afrika (appendix)edit

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
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Proper noun

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Gabon

  1. Gabon (a country in Central Africa)
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Polish

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Gabon m inan (related adjective gaboński)

  1. Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

Declension

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Declension of Gabon
singular
nominative Gabon
genitive Gabonu
dative Gabonowi
accusative Gabon
instrumental Gabonem
locative Gabonie
vocative Gabonie

Derived terms

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nouns

See also

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countries in Africa: państwa Afryki (appendix)edit

Further reading

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  • “Gabon”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[4] (in Polish)

Romanian

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Pronunciation

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Gabon

  1. Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

Serbo-Croatian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡǎboːn/
  • Hyphenation: Ga‧bon

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Gàbōn m inan (Cyrillic spelling Га̀бо̄н)

  1. Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

Slovak

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Slovak Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡabɔn/, [ˈɡabɔn]
  • Rhymes: -abɔn
  • Hyphenation: Ga‧bon

Proper noun

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Gabon m inan (genitive singular Gabonu, declension pattern of dub)

  1. Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

References

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  • “Gabon”, 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, 2003–2026

Slovene

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Pronunciation

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Gabón m inan

  1. Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

Declension

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Unknown tone or non-tonal
 The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nominative Gabón
genitive Gabóna
singular
nominative
(imenovȃlnik) 		Gabón
genitive
(rodȋlnik) 		Gabóna
dative
(dajȃlnik) 		Gabónu
accusative
(tožȋlnik) 		Gabón
locative
(mẹ̑stnik) 		Gabónu
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik) 		Gabónom
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References

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  • “Gabon”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
  • “Gabon”, in Termania, Amebis
  • See also the general references

Swahili

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Proper noun

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Gabon

  1. Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

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countries in Africa: nchi za Afrika (appendix)edit

Swedish

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Gabon n (genitive Gabons)

  1. Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

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countries in Africa: Afrikas länder (appendix)edit

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Spanish Gabón (“Gabon”).

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    Gabón (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜊᜓᜈ᜔)

    1. Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

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    Turkish

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    Gabon

    1. Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

    Declension

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    Declension of Gabon
    singular
    nominative Gabon
    definite accusative Gabon'u
    dative Gabon'a
    locative Gabon'da
    ablative Gabon'dan
    genitive Gabon'un
    Possessive forms of Gabon
    singular plural
    benim (my) Gabon'um Gabonlarım
    senin (your) Gabon'un Gabonların
    onun (his/her/its) Gabon'u Gabonları
    bizim (our) Gabon'umuz Gabonlarımız
    sizin (your) Gabon'unuz Gabonlarınız
    onların (their) Gabon'u Gabonları

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    countries in Africa: Afrika ülkeleri (appendix)edit

    Welsh

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    Welsh Wikipedia has an article on:
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    Proper noun

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    Gabon f

    1. Gabon (a country in Central Africa)

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    countries in Africa: gwledydd Affrica (appendix)edit
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