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- adjective Of, from, or pertaining to
Sierra Leone or the Sierra Leonian people. - noun A person from
Sierra Leone or of Sierra Leonian descent.
Etymologies
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Examples
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But that aside, the reality of Taylor being put in the dock to account for his crimes before a hybrid international and Sierra Leonian court sends the following important messages:
Suzanne Nossel: Justice for Africa: Charles Taylor in the Dock 2008
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My name is James Boka from Sierra Leonian and I am 21 years old a student.
A Comparison of Live Hotmail, Gmail and Yahoo Mail Michael Arrington 2005
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The Kruman, the Accra, and the Sierra Leonian are at present on the West Coast the only solution available.
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He allegedly helped Sierra Leonian rebels during that country's 10-year civil war which claimed the lives of about 250,000 people, while maiming thousands of others.
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“Portuguese,” but it is used alike by the Bubi to designate Sierra Leonian and Accras, in fact, all the outer barbarian blacks.
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A hospital official interviewed by Sierra Leonian journalists said four other people had died of bullet wounds east of the city, near the site of earlier skirmishes.
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A hospital official interviewed by Sierra Leonian journalists said four other people had died of bullet wounds east of the city, near the site of earlier skirmishes.
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"We've been attacked by the Sierra Leonian soldiers," said one hotel guest, who refused to give his name.
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The Kruman, the Accra, and the Sierra Leonian are at present on the
Travels in West Africa Mary H. Kingsley 1881
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{51} Porto is the Bubi name for black men who are not Bubis, these were in old days Portuguese slaves, "Porto" being evidently a corruption of "Portuguese," but it is used alike by the Bubi to designate Sierra Leonian and Accras, in fact, all the outer barbarian blacks.
Travels in West Africa Mary H. Kingsley 1881
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