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• N'Djamena
  N'Djamena

  noun

  a city in and the capital of Chad, in the southwestern part.
• Ndjamena
  Ndjamena

  noun

  the capital of Chad, in the southwest, at the confluence of the Shari and Logone Rivers: trading centre for livestock. Pop: 866 000 (2005 est)

N'Djamena

American  

[uhn-jah-mey-nah] / ən dʒɑˈmeɪ nɑ /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Chad, in the southwestern part.

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Ndjamena British  

/ əndʒɑːˈmeɪnə /

noun

1. Former name (until 1973): Fort Lamy.  the capital of Chad, in the southwest, at the confluence of the Shari and Logone Rivers: trading centre for livestock. Pop: 866 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

The Patriotic Movement for the Central African Republic signed the accord in the Chadian capital N'Djamena on Wednesday, presidential intelligence minister Henri Wanzet Linguissara told AFP late Thursday.

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

He was also linked to the Russia House cultural centre in the capital, N'Djamena, which recently unveiled a new headquarters at a ceremony attended by Russian government officials.

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2024

The flights arrived in the capital N'Djamena late on Thursday.

From Reuters • Apr. 28, 2023

Remadji Hoinathy, a researcher with the Institute for Security Studies in N’Djamena, said that Chad and the West are playing a high-stakes “bargaining game.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 23, 2023

A contingent of soldiers crossed into Chad earlier this week and have been disarmed said Daoud Yaya Brahim, Chad’s defense minister at a press conference in the capital, N’Djamena, on Wednesday.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2023