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Zaria

Zaria

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A city in north-central Nigeria known for its markets and farming
  • proper noun
: Zaria
  • At 3, his family moved to Zaria in northern Nigeria, where they settled as agricultural traders.
  • Zaria in Nigeria

Examples

  • Indeed, the image of the bicycle has been incorporated into house facade decoration in Zaria (Fig. 1) and Sokoto (Moughtin 1985:141-142).

    Academic text (1999)
  • Thus, a collection of handsome robes from Zaria in northern Nigeria proved useful in suggesting the aesthetic sophistication and craftsmanship of Black Africans.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Data from the North were collected from Gombe, Zaria, and Jos.

    Academic text (2018)
  • This study was primarily carried out in spring 1995, when both authors were affiliated with Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Ugbodagu Ngu was the first Nigerian instructor at Zaria College, now Ahmadu Bello University.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Similar works done in Zaria and Jos, Nigeria, revealed that the rainy season favors the proliferation of STH infections.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The following study is based on research among Hausa speakers (n3) in the Northern Nigerian city of Zaria, and to a lesser extent in Jos.

    Academic text (1999)
  • In the spring of 1995, for example, striking staff workers at Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, having demonstrated at the main gate, proceeded down the double-lane thoroughfare toward the main campus.

    Academic text (1999)
  • In contrast, a gown from Zaria, Nigeria, dated to 1975, was made of olive-green factory-produced damask with machine embroidery in aqua-blue viscose thread.

    Academic text (1996)
  • In most of the ancient cities of Africa, such as Kano and Zaria in Nigeria, Timbuktu in Mali, Dakar in Senegal, and Banjul in Gambia, there is a clear distinction between the traditional and the modern culture.

    Academic text (1996)

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Zaria is the name of a city in northern Nigeria and comes from the old Hausa area called Zazzau; a popular story says the name is also linked to a royal woman, so a helpful way to remember Zaria is to think of a historic town named after a place or person, which is why the word refers to the city today.