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Fort-Lamy

Fort-Lamy

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The former name of N'Djamena, the capital city of Chad in central Africa
  • proper noun
: Fort-Lamy
  • The city of Fort-Lamy was renamed N'Djamena in 1973.

Examples

  • Did you know that Fort-Lamy is now called N'Djamena?

  • The city was once known as Fort-Lamy.

  • French colonial maps still feature Fort-Lamy as the capital of Chad.

  • Many historical events took place in Fort-Lamy before it changed its name.

  • French colonial maps still feature Fort-Lamy as the capital of Chad.

  • The city of Fort-Lamy was renamed N'Djamena in 1973.

  • Many historical events took place in Fort-Lamy before it changed its name.

Synonyms

N'Djamena
vsFort-Lamy
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The capital and largest city of Chad on the Chari River

is the former name of that city no longer used officially

Surface Forms

Fort-Lamy main

Morphology

Fort-Lamy = fort + Lamy (transparent) = fort + Lamy

A straightforward hyphenated compound meaning a fort associated with or named after the person called Lamy.

Etymology

The name Fort-Lamy comes from fort ('fort' or 'strong place') and the French officer Lamy. So it originally meant 'Lamy's fort' and was the city's name during French colonial rule before it was changed to N'Djamena in 1973.