Lagos

[ lah-gohs, ley-gos ]

/ ˈlɑ goʊs, ˈleɪ gɒs /

noun

a seaport in SW Nigeria: former capital.

Example sentences from the Web for lagos

On July 25, five days after he landed in Lagos, Sawyer died.

How Bureaucrats Let Ebola Spread to Nigeria |Michael Daly |August 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Nigeria, the most populated country in Africa, has shut down and quarantined the hospital in Lagos where the man died.

CDC Calls Ebola Outbreak ‘Forest Fire’ |Abby Haglage |July 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Nigerians have become desensitized to suffering, I was repeatedly told during my time in Lagos.

Boko Loco: A View From Nigeria |Lola Ogunnaike |May 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I grew up in Nsukka, a university town that was much slower than Lagos.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Literary Lagos |Henry Krempels |March 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

I always feel that one can find anything at all in Lagos, you need only to know where to look.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Literary Lagos |Henry Krempels |March 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
This fact is to be connected with the new African developments at Lagos.

The Chronicle of the Discovery and Conquest of Guinea |Gomes Eannes de Azurara
As they advanced to the next city, Lagos, the inhabitants fled through fear.

The History of Rome, Books 37 to the End |Titus Livius
Since then Lagos has become a possession of the British Empire.

How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves |W.H.G. Kingston
The towns of Lagos and Badagry were both founded by Benin colonists.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 5 |Various
There had been an accumulated mail waiting for him at Lagos.

The Shadow of the East |E. M. Hull

British Dictionary definitions for lagos

Lagos

/ (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)

Cultural definitions for lagos

Lagos

[ (lah-gohs, lay-gos) ]

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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