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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

The government of Chad has insisted the situation in capitol N'Djamena is stable after gunshots were heard near the presidential palace.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2025

Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield - a member of President Joe Biden's cabinet - met with Deby in Chad's capital N'Djamena.

From Reuters • Sep. 7, 2023

Embassy in N’Djamena posted a picture of Ambassador Alexander Laskaris kneeling on a bloodstained sidewalk, and the State Department urged “all parties to deescalate the situation and exercise restraint.”

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