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
But with the armistice six months old this week, the Ibos appear well on the way to reviving.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Jack" Gowon, 39, turned his 250,000-man army into a well-disciplined reconstruction corps and put it to work helping the Ibos bounce back.
From Time Magazine Archive
To set an example, he hired Ibos who had fought for Biafra and made them his personal pilots and bodyguards.
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
