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Togolese

American  
[toh-guh-leez, -lees, -goh-] / ˌtoʊ gəˈliz, -ˈlis, -goʊ- /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the Republic of Togo or its inhabitants.


noun

Togolese plural
  1. a native or inhabitant of the Republic of Togo.

Togolese British  
/ ˌtəʊɡəˈliːz /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Togo or its inhabitants

"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

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Togo

"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

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

Etymology

Origin of Togolese

First recorded in 1955–60; Togo 2 + -lese, as in Congolese

Example Sentences

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According to the Togolese justice ministry, Damiba was handed over to the Burkinabè authorities on Saturday.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

"The bursting of the front tyre of a minibus" led to a "loss of control" of the vehicle, which then "crashed under the Yomaboua River bridge", the Togolese statement added.

From Barron's • Oct. 22, 2025

Confirming Tuesday's road accident in the centre of the coastal nation, the Togolese government gave a toll of five dead and eight wounded, without specifying the victims' nationalities.

From Barron's • Oct. 22, 2025

Four of the group - three Nigerians and a Liberian - then checked into a hotel in Lomé, the Togolese capital, which lies just across the border from where they were abandoned.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2025

Indeed, much of the Togolese public appears to have lost faith in the formal political process.

From BBC • Jul. 23, 2025

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