Benue
Americannoun
noun
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a state of SE Nigeria. Capital: Makurdi. Pop: 4 219 244 (2006). Area: 34 059 sq km (13 150 sq miles)
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a river in W Africa, rising in N Cameroon and flowing west across Nigeria: chief tributary of the River Niger. Length: 1400 km (870 miles)
Example Sentences
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The boat was carrying traders returning from a fish market in Taraba state’s Ardo-Kola district late Saturday when it capsized on the Benue River, which is one of Nigeria’s largest, the national emergency services said.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 30, 2023
Settling around the confluence of the Benue and Niger Rivers in present-day Nigeria, the Nok initially used iron to fashion jewelry.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
He recently learned a friend’s home had been submerged in Benue state in floods that displaced more than 100,000 people and destroyed 140,000 hectares of farmland.
From New York Times • Nov. 6, 2022
The Benue River, which flows from Cameroon to Nigeria, rose so high that Cameroonian authorities had to release water from the Lagdo Dam, intensifying flood risks downstream, primarily in Nigeria, that country's disasters agency said.
From Reuters • Oct. 31, 2022
For the book cover, though, he draws a map of Nigeria and traces in the Y shape of the rivers Niger and Benue in bright red.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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