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Abuja

Abuja

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The capital city of Nigeria near the center of the country
  • proper noun
: Abuja
  • The National Archives of Nigeria is currently one of the 18 departments under the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture, with its headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria, and zonal offices in Ibadan, Kaduna, and Enugu.
  • Abuja, Nigeria
  • the Nigerian capital, Abuja
  • Abuja Treaty

I said to her, tell me a bit about the place you grew up in in Abuja.

Examples

  • I stay in Abuja.

    Dinner (2016)

  • I think he's the luckiest boy in Abuja.

    KALI (2024)

  • And I said to her, I said, do you think that Abuja today is the best version of itself?

  • Needed to confirm what time his flight leaves Abuja.

    Dinner (2016)

  • Just needed to confirm what time your flight leaves Abuja.

    Dinner (2016)

  • I'm not going back to Abuja anytime soon, knowing that I like to run away.

    Blog text (20)

  • The ambassador attributed this to the hard work of the consular offices in both Abuja and Lagos.

    Blog text (33)

  • The first Africa-South America Summit (AFRAS) was held in Abuja, Nigeria, in 2006, with Brazil playing a leadership role.

    Academic text (2009)

  • On January 2nd, massive protests erupted in Lagos and Abuja, demanding the government to reinstate the subsidy.

    Blog text (4)

  • The president was welcomed in the capital city of Abuja with a 21-gun salute, native music, and tribal dancing.

Surface Forms

Abuja main

Etymology

Abuja comes from the name of a small local village in central Nigeria, from the language of the Gbagyi people. When the government moved the capital to that area, the new city kept the village name, so Abuja today is the name of the whole capital.