Another (colonial -- not?) "The"

[Joel S. Berson]

"The Gambia".  In an article in the Boston Globe, among the subjects
of which is a player from there (both places).  It must be the
country's own choice, which conclusion I base on a direct quote from
an authority: a football (i.e., soccer) player formerly on The
Gambia's U17 and U20 national teams, and just called up to its
(senior) national team.

Joel

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