Ouagadougou

[ wah-guh-doo-goo ]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Burkina Faso, in the central part.

Ouagadougou

/ ˌwɑːɡəˈduːɡuː /

noun

1. the capital of Burkina Faso, on the central plateau: terminus of the railway from Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire). Pop: 870 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

Like the soccer match, the coup was welcomed on the streets of Ouagadougou, the capital city.

From Quartz

I traveled by road from the capital Ouagadougou to Kaya, a city that is home to some 110,000 displaced people.

From Time

Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, is home to a strategically important base for Pentagon surveillance missions.

From The Daily Beast