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Owerri

British  
/ əˈwɛrɪ /

noun

  1. a market town in S Nigeria, capital of Imo state. Pop (local government areas): 401 873 (2006)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Researchers at the Federal University of Technology Owerri in Nigeria have identified a promising strategy for reducing pollution from diesel engines without hurting their performance.

From Science Daily Mar. 13, 2026

Obasi’s movies are replete with genre elements, including his 2015 feature, “O-Town,” a semi-autobiographical drama set in a fictionalized version of Owerri.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 23, 2023

He graduated from the Federal University of Technology Owerri in Nigeria, and completed his master’s degree from San Francisco State.

From New York Times Aug. 20, 2021

In the south-eastern town of Owerri, the privately-owned Aladinma Hospital Mortuary stopped accepting bodies of alleged criminals because the police rarely provided identification or notified relatives of the deceased.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2021

It was at the staging of a play in Owerri.

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

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