Calabar
Americannoun
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a river in SE Nigeria. About 70 miles (113 km) long.
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a seaport near the mouth of this river.
noun
Example Sentences
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A month of celebrations in December draws many partygoers to Calabar, the capital of Cross River state and home to many Christian communities.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2024
The contract signed with Nigeria’s government in 2010 was for the company to build a gas processing plant in the southeastern port city of Calabar.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 23, 2023
On Friday night, Sweet delivered his presidential address, titled “Slave Trading as a Corporate Criminal Conspiracy, from the Calabar Massacre to BLM, 1767–2022,” in front of a standing-room crowd.
From New York Times ● Jan. 8, 2023
First, there were small amounts of the Calabar bean - sometimes known as the Doomsday or ordeal plant, traditionally used in witchcraft ceremonies in West Africa.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2021
Baby was with the younger children, crowded near the banana trees, listening to Papa Oji telling a story of how he shot down an enemy plane in Calabar with his pistol.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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