Lagos

[lah-gohs, ley-gos]

noun

1. a seaport in SW Nigeria: former capital.

Lagos

/ ˈleɪɡɒs /

noun

1. the former capital and chief port of Nigeria, on the Bight of Benin: first settled in the sixteenth century; a slave market until the nineteenth century; ceded to Britain (1861); university (1962). Pop: 11 135 000 (2005 est)

2. a state of SW Nigeria. Capital: Ikeja. Pop: 9 013 534 (2006). Area: 3345 sq km (1292 sq miles)

Lagos

1. Capital of Nigeria and largest city in the country, located in the southwest corner of Nigeria on the Gulf of Guinea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean; Nigeria's economic center and chief port.

Example Sentences

That digital footprint led me to multiple locations in Nigeria, most frequently its most-populated city, Lagos, where I hoped to discover who was responsible.

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Lagos said she has no control over LA36, which is an independent organization, She said she appreciates the exposure given to City Section athletes but doesn’t approve of Steigh’s “past experiences with our high schools.”

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It follows his debut card in Ghana earlier this year, but Khan believes Lagos will be even bigger.

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At least ten people have died and 25 others injured after a fire broke out in a high-rise building in Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital.

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Nigerian chef Hilda Baci has broken the world record for cooking the largest ever pot of jollof rice in Lagos last week.

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