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Ogun

/ (əʊˈɡʊn) /
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noun
a state of SW Nigeria. Capital: Abeokuta. Pop: 3 728 098 (2006). Area: 16 762 sq km (6472 sq miles)
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Words nearby Ogun

Ogopogo, OGPU, O grade, ogre, ogress, Ogun, Ogygian, oh, OHAC, O'Hara, O'Hara, Scarlett
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How to use Ogun in a sentence

  • In this case, the indigenous deity that [Abdulmutallab] carried inside him—Ogun, the god of wayfarers—thwarted his plan.

    Wole Soyinka's British Problem|Tunku Varadarajan|January 31, 2010|DAILY BEAST

  • The squadron, composed of steamers as well as sailing ships, brought up off the mouth of the Ogun river.

    The Three Midshipmen|W.H.G. Kingston
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