Federal Capital Territory
Britishnoun
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an administrative division of Nigeria, in the centre. Capital: Abuja (also national capital). Pop: 1 405 201(2006). Area: 7315 sq km (2824 sq miles)
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the former name of Australian Capital Territory
Example Sentences
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Results of all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory showed Buhari, a former general who ruled with an iron hand during a brief tenure in the 1980s, dealing a crushing defeat to Jonathan.
From MSNBC • Mar. 31, 2015
The victorious candidate must take more than half of all votes and at least 25 percent of votes in two-thirds of the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory at Abuja.
From MSNBC • Mar. 31, 2015
Buhari had won seven states while incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan had five, including the Federal Capital Territory.
From Washington Times • Mar. 30, 2015
All right, I later applied to the World Bank, again, for funds to build a dam which would supply water to our new Federal Capital Territory.
From The Guardian • Mar. 16, 2013
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