Ife

[ ee-fey ]

noun
  1. a town in SW Nigeria.

  2. a male or female given name: from a Yoruba word meaning “love.”

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Ife

/ (ˈiːfɪ) /


noun
  1. a town in W central Nigeria: one of the largest and oldest Yoruba towns; university (1961); centre of the cocoa trade. Pop: 229 000 (2005 est)

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