noun
a republic in West Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1961
• Syn: ↑Sierra Leone
• Derivationally related forms: ↑Sierra Leonean (for: ↑Sierra Leone)
• Members of this Region: ↑Revolutionary United Front, ↑RUF
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑African country, ↑African nation
• Part Holonyms: ↑Africa
• Member Meronyms: ↑Sierra Leonean
• Part Meronyms: ↑Freetown, ↑capital of Sierra Leone
Useful english dictionary. 2012.