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- proper noun A former country of
West Africa .
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Examples
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In fact, some time after, my father obtained from the negro prince of the province of Cayor, a grant on his estates, and we were to take possession of it after the rainy season; but Heaven had decided otherwise.
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It is believed that the king of Cayor in Senegal would infallibly die within the year if he were to cross a river or an arm of the sea.
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It is believed that the king of Cayor in Senegal would infallibly die within the year if he were to cross a river or an arm of the sea.
Chapter 17. The Burden of Royalty. § 1. Royal and Priestly Taboos 1922
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Cayor in Senegal would infallibly die within the year if he were to cross a river or an arm of the sea.
The Golden Bough James George Frazer 1897
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And in his official biography, Wade traces his roots to the Cayor kingdom located in Senegal's central plains, where kings were elected by a committee of elders rather than through a hereditary system common in many other parts of Africa.
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And in his official biography, Wade traces his roots to the Cayor kingdom located in Senegal's central plains, where kings were elected by a circle of elders rather than through a hereditary system common in many other parts of Africa.
SFGate: Don Asmussen: Bad Reporter By RUKMINI CALLIMACHI 2012
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It is believed that the king of Cayor in Senegal would infallibly die within the year if he were to cross a river or an arm of the sea.
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