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Ibadan

Ibadan

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A large city in southwest Nigeria that is important to Yoruba people and has a major university
  • proper noun
: Ibadan
  • The newer sculptures appear to be products of carving workshops in Ibadan and Abeokuta.
  • Ibadan University
  • Ibadan, Nigeria
  • Ibadan traders

Examples

  • The second group comprised Black students from two universities in Nigeria (University of Ibadan and University of Lagos).

    Academic text (2004)

  • Our dialysis center at University College Hospital in Ibadan, Nigeria, was established approximately 15 years ago.

    Academic text (2006)

  • I walked the streets of Ibadan without fear.

    October 1 (2014)

  • Yes, it was the day I arrived from Ibadan.

    October 1 (2014)

  • He just finished University in Ibadan.

    October 1 (2014)

  • Table 8: Frequency of use of reference sources by undergraduates at the University of Ibadan.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Similar courses and topics are offered at the universities of Ibadan, Nsukka, and Lagos in Nigeria.

    Academic text (1992)

  • Data from the Southwest were from Lagos, Ibadan, Ile-Ife, Ilesa, and Ekiti.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Fadipe, N.A. (1970): The Sociology of the Yoruba, Ibadan, Ibadan University Press.

    Academic text (2011)

  • I walked the streets of Ibadan without fear.

Surface Forms

Ibadan main

Etymology

The word Ibadan comes from the Yoruba language and was the local name for the area where people from nearby villages and farms met and settled. A helpful way to remember Ibadan is to think of it as the 'Yoruba town' that grew from those local communities. That's why Ibadan is today an important city and centre for the Yoruba people.