Ibo
noun
a member of an Indigenous Black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
Ibos
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pluralof Ibo.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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When the Eastern Region of Nigeria seceded in 1967 and the civil war broke out, many of the Ibos in Ondo fled in fear of reprisals.
From US News ● Sep. 29, 2016
When the war ended, the defeated Biafran leader, Colonel Odumegwu Ojukwu,* bitterly boasted that the Ibos would rebel again.
From Time Magazine Archive
The move also deprived the Ibos of control over much of the oil that was making Nigeria rich.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ibos these days rarely speak of Biafra or of secession.
From Time Magazine Archive
To lump people as different as Zulus, Somalis, and Ibos under the single heading of “blacks” ignores the differences between them.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
