Zaria

American

[zahr-ee-uh] / ˈzɑr i ə /

noun

a city in N central Nigeria.

Zaria British

/ ˈzɑːrɪə /

noun

a city in N central Nigeria: former capital of a Hausa state; agricultural trading centre; university (1962). Pop: 822 000 (2005 est)

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She moved with her family from the historic Nigerian city of Zaria to Manchester when she was a one-year-old baby.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

Zaria Smith, 27, of Dena Rebuild and her fellow organizers wanted to host the event in order to give kids and their parents a mental break.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2025

Like many in Zaria, a Muslim-majority city in northern Nigeria, Saidu expected to be married by 14 and to have her first child soon after.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 28, 2023

I've namedropped Amina of Zaria before, but other rulers merit dramatization.

From Salon • May 11, 2023

“I went to Zaria last week, and it seemed that all everybody was saying was second coup, second coup. Even Radio Kaduna and the New Nigerian,” he said in Igbo.

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

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