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Douane

🇲🇱 Mali Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Douane definition 1

Dankari kantigiw, frontière (Border guards, customs)

"Douane bɛ fɛnw lajɛ. (Customs check things.)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇲🇱 Mali
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Douane 🇩🇿 Algeria

Customs

"Pass douane"
Douane 🇧🇯 Benin

Customs (Customs)

"Douane sɔ akwɛ geji (La douane prend beaucoup d'argent/Customs takes a lot of money)"

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🌍 "Douane" Across Africa

This word is also used in 10 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Douane 🇩🇿 Algeria

Customs
Douane 🇧🇯 Benin

Customs (Customs)
Douane 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso

Douane (Customs)
Douane 🇧🇮 Burundi

Douane (Customs - from French)
Douane 🇨🇲 Cameroon

Douane (Customs)
Douane 🇨🇫 Central African Republic

Douane (Customs)
Douane 🇹🇬 Togo

Contrôle frontière (Customs)
Douane 🇩🇯 Djibouti

Customs (French)
Douane 🇲🇬 Madagascar

Fadintseranana / Douane (Customs / Border tax)
Douane 🇨🇬 Republic of Congo

Douane (Customs)

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