Ibadan

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

noun

1. a city in SW Nigeria.

Ibadan

/ ɪˈbædən /

noun

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

Example Sentences

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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