Ibadan

[ ee-bah-dahn, ee-bahd-n ]

/ iˈbɑ dɑn, iˈbɑd n /

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noun

a city in SW Nigeria.

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Words nearby Ibadan

-iatry, IATSE, ib., IBA, ibada, Ibadan, Ibadi, Ibagué, Iban, I band, ibandronate sodium

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How to use Ibadan in a sentence

During those few days at Ibadan, Oladosu, Wathuti and I fell into an easy conversation on how we could collaborate.
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In 1862 the people of Ibadan destroyed Ijaya, a neighbouring town of 60,000 inhabitants.
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Ibadan long had a feud with Abeokuta, but on the establishment of the British protectorate the intertribal wars were stopped.
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Ibadan is the capital of one of the Yoruba states and enjoys a large measure of autonomy.
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In 1905 the building of the section Ibadan-Illorin was undertaken.
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A British resident and a detachment of Hausa troops are stationed at Ibadan.
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British Dictionary definitions for Ibadan

Ibadan

/ (ɪˈbædən) /

noun

a city in SW Nigeria, capital of Oyo state: university (1948). Pop: 2 375 000 (2005 est)

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