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Ibadan

American  
[ee-bah-dahn, ee-bahd-n] / iˈbɑ dɑn, iˈbɑd n /

noun

  1. a city in SW Nigeria.


Ibadan British  
/ ɪˈbædən /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The pupils are being treated at a medical centre at a Nigerian military base in Ibadan.

From Barron's Jul. 11, 2026

Alumni of the Ibadan stage include playwright and actor Akinwumi Isola, actress Martha Ehinome and actor Gabriel Afolayan.

From Barron's Jun. 26, 2026

Abiose Falade, 48, an author in the south-western city of Ibadan, uses a wheelchair and says that disability "is part of the circle of life".

From BBC Apr. 16, 2026

Joshua was travelling on Monday with friends Sina Ghami and Latif Ayodele on a busy highway linking Lagos and Ibadan in the southwest of the country when their SUV rammed into a stationary truck.

From Barron's Jan. 1, 2026

She said university women kept framed photos of their student days in Ibadan and Britain and America on their shelves.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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