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Lagos

American

[lah-gohs, ley-gos] / ˈlɑ goʊs, ˈleɪ gɒs /

noun

a seaport in SW Nigeria: former capital.

Lagos British

/ ˈleɪɡɒs /

noun

the former capital and chief port of Nigeria, on the Bight of Benin: first settled in the sixteenth century; a slave market until the nineteenth century; ceded to Britain (1861); university (1962). Pop: 11 135 000 (2005 est)
a state of SW Nigeria. Capital: Ikeja. Pop: 9 013 534 (2006). Area: 3345 sq km (1292 sq miles)

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Lagos Cultural

Capital of Nigeria and largest city in the country, located in the southwest corner of Nigeria on the Gulf of Guinea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean; Nigeria's economic center and chief port.

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City Section Commissioner Vicky Lagos thought the permit was for Harding per usual: “I didn’t even know they switched it on us until I went to pay and they said we were playing Wilson.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Opeyemi Ademola, 28, a project manager in Lagos, has a disability which is not visible.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Lagos is already prepared to delay the City Section Cheer championships scheduled for April 18.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Temperatures peaked in Lagos at 35C at the end of March, according to NiMet.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Olanna was pleased that the house in Lagos would be empty.

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

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