Calabar

[ kal-uh-bahr, kal-uh-bahr ]

noun
  1. a river in SE Nigeria. About 70 miles (113 km) long.

  2. a seaport near the mouth of this river.

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How to use Calabar in a sentence

  • Last year, ten miles from Calabar, Dr. Stewart rode his bicycle into a native village.

    Once Upon A Time | Richard Harding Davis
  • Calabar then was like some of the flowers growing in the bush, very pretty but very poisonous.

    The White Queen of Okoyong | W.P. Livingstone
  • Very sorrowfully she gave up the work in Calabar she loved so much, but she felt that her sister needed her most.

    The White Queen of Okoyong | W.P. Livingstone
  • Egbo was a more dreadful thing in Okoyong than in Calabar, for there was no law against it.

    The White Queen of Okoyong | W.P. Livingstone
  • So a warning went to all the missionaries along the banks of the river to come down to Calabar at once.

    The White Queen of Okoyong | W.P. Livingstone

British Dictionary definitions for Calabar

Calabar

/ (ˈkæləˌbɑː) /


noun
  1. a port in SE Nigeria, capital of Cross River state. Pop: 418 000 (2005 est)

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