Onitsha
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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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
"Onitsha is totally shut down. No vehicles are moving about," resident Caroline Madu said.
From Reuters ● Aug. 9, 2021
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
It was one of the many stories my grandparents told me about why they chose to return to Onitsha from Turtle Island, after Old New York drowned in the Catastrophe.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2019
“I’m going to sell my brown shoes to Mama Onitsha, and I will make a new pretty dress for Baby,” Olanna said finally and Ugwu thought her voice was forced.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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