Lagos

American  

[lah-gohs, ley-gos] / ˈlɑ goʊs, ˈleɪ gɒs /

noun

1. a seaport in SW Nigeria: former capital.

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Lagos British  

/ ˈleɪɡɒs /

noun

1. the former capital and chief port of Nigeria, on the Bight of Benin: first settled in the sixteenth century; a slave market until the nineteenth century; ceded to Britain (1861); university (1962). Pop: 11 135 000 (2005 est)

2. a state of SW Nigeria. Capital: Ikeja. Pop: 9 013 534 (2006). Area: 3345 sq km (1292 sq miles)

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Lagos Cultural  

1. Capital of Nigeria and largest city in the country, located in the southwest corner of Nigeria on the Gulf of Guinea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean; Nigeria's economic center and chief port.

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Lagos

There were no player ejections by officials, according to City Section commissioner Vicky Lagos, who declined to comment because she said she “didn’t want to jinx it” for this coming week.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

In Lagos, Itoro is still pining for his family.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

Legal proceedings are still underway, in court -- and back indoors -- in Lagos.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

But replicating the Lagos model across the whole country will take time.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

Her flight stopped first in Lagos, and as she sat waiting in the lounge a tall, thin woman hurried past.

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