Onitsha

American

[oh-nich-uh] / oʊˈnɪtʃ ə /

noun

a city in SW Nigeria, on the Niger River.

Onitsha British

/ əˈnɪtʃə /

noun

a port in S Nigeria, in Anambra State on the Niger River: industrial centre. Pop: 565 000 (2005 est)

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Chinenye Nweze was 36 when she bled to death at a hospital in the south-eastern town of Onitsha five years ago.

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2025

While out fishing with some other women one day, Onitsha Joseph saw oil bubbling to the river’s surface, and knew they had found the source of the spill.Credit...

From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2021

The rally, after all, was in Onitsha, a city in eastern Nigeria.

From Reuters ● Nov. 3, 2020

What was real was me here in Onitsha, my hometown.

From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2019

His first article was about the fall of Onitsha.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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