English Explanatory Dictionary

Pepper Coast

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A coastal area of western Africa, between Cape Mesurado and Cape Palmas, enclosing the present republic of Liberia.

Word forms

Pepper Coast the Pepper Coast

Etymology

Named by European traders from the availability of the melegueta pepper, or grain of paradise.

Synonyms

Grain Coast
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