Lomé

[ law-mey ]

/ lɔˈmeɪ /

noun

a seaport in and the capital of Togo, on the Gulf of Guinea.

Definition for lome (2 of 2)

Togo²

[ toh-goh ]

/ ˈtoʊ goʊ /

noun

Republic of, an independent country in W Africa: formerly a French mandate 1922–46 and trusteeship 1946–60 in E Togoland. 21,830 sq. mi. (56,540 sq. km). Capital: Lomé.

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Examples from the Web for lome

She describes in her journal his son, the two-year old Marquis of Lome, and calls him "such a merry, independent little child."
In the Days of Queen Victoria|Eva March Tappan
The Governor's palace, by the way, is quite the finest building in Lome, as indeed is only right.
A Camera Actress in the Wilds of Togoland|Meg Gehrts
The scene was filmed on the beach outside Lome, a time being chosen when there was nobody about.
A Camera Actress in the Wilds of Togoland|Meg Gehrts
It had been re-transmitted by telephone from Lome to Mangu, whence it had been dispatched by relays of runners to our camp.
A Camera Actress in the Wilds of Togoland|Meg Gehrts

The native population of Lome, however, did not impress me favourably.
A Camera Actress in the Wilds of Togoland|Meg Gehrts

British Dictionary definitions for lome (1 of 3)

Lomé

/ (French lɔme) /

noun

the capital and chief port of Togo, on the Bight of Benin. Pop: 865 000 (2005 est)

British Dictionary definitions for lome (2 of 3)

Togo¹

/ (ˈtəʊɡəʊ) /

noun

a republic in West Africa, on the Gulf of Guinea: became French Togoland (a League of Nations mandate) after the division of German Togoland in 1922; independent since 1960. Official language: French. Religion: animist majority. Currency: franc. Capital: Lomé. Pop: 7 154 237 (2013 est). Area: 56 700 sq km (20 900 sq miles)

British Dictionary definitions for lome (3 of 3)

Togo²

/ (ˈtəʊɡəʊ) /

noun

Marquis Heihachiro (ˌheɪhɑːˈtʃiːrəʊ). 1847–1934, Japanese admiral, who commanded the Japanese fleet in the war with Russia (1904–05)

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