Ogun

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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Contemporary Examples of ogun

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

Historical Examples of ogun

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