N'Djamena

[ uhn-jah-mey-nah ]

noun
  1. a city in and the capital of Chad, in the southwestern part.

  • Formerly Fort-La·my [French fawr-la-mee] /French fɔr laˈmi/ .

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Ndjamena

N'djamena

/ (əndʒɑːˈmeɪnə) /


noun
  1. the capital of Chad, in the southwest, at the confluence of the Shari and Logone Rivers: trading centre for livestock. Pop: 866 000 (2005 est): Former name (until 1973): Fort Lamy

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