Ibo
Americannoun
PLURAL
IbosPLURAL
Ibo-
a member of an Indigenous Black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
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the language of the Ibo, a Kwa language.
noun
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a member of a Negroid people of W Africa, living chiefly in S Nigeria
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the language of this people, belonging to the Kwa branch of the Niger-Congo family: one of the chief literary and cultural languages of S Nigeria
Example Sentences
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Dr Ibo admitted it was his colleagues - there are 35 doctors and 60 nurses at Saudi Hospital - who kept him going.
From BBC
If Obi wins, he would be the first Ibo president of Nigeria since it returned to democracy.
From Washington Post
Variation among tracks can be subtle, but there are winning contrasts throughout, as when the wobbling, asymmetric feel of “Ibo Code” alternates with the more stable sensibility of “Inner Chamber.”
From New York Times
In a kebab shop in London, Ibo says rising bills and fewer customers splashing out on his takeaway burgers, kebabs and chips are a worry.
From BBC
Some 1 million people of the Ibo ethnic tribe were killed or starved to death.
From Washington Post
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