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Calabar

Meaning of "Calabar" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF CALABAR

ˈkæləˌbɑː


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CALABAR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Calabar is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CALABAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Calabar

Calabar is a city in Cross River State, coastal southeastern Nigeria. The original name for Calabar was Akwa Akpa, from the Efik language. The city is watered by the Calabar and Great Kwa Rivers and creeks of the Cross River. Calabar is the capital of Cross River State. For the purpose of administration, the city is divided into Calabar Municipal and Calabar South LGAs. It has an area of 406 km² and a population of 371,022 at the 2006 census.

Definition of Calabar in the English dictionary

The definition of Calabar in the dictionary is a port in SE Nigeria, capital of Cross River state. Pop: 418 000.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CALABAR

busbar · cinnabar · coolabah · coolibah · crossbar · crowbar · drawbar · h-bar · isallobar · isobar · khutbah · Malabar · megabar · millibar · minibar · rollbar · sidebar · taskbar · toolbar · towbar

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CALABAR

CAL · cal. · Calabar bean · calabash · calabash nutmeg · calabash tree · calabaza · calabogus · calaboose · calabrese · Calabria · Calabrian · caladium · Calais

WORDS THAT END LIKE CALABAR

Akbar · Babar · bar · breakfast bar · candy bar · cocktail bar · Dunbar · durbar · fubar · Gabar · handlebar · lounge bar · lumbar · snack bar · status bar · sushi bar · T-bar · wet bar · wine bar · Zanzibar

Synonyms and antonyms of Calabar in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Calabar» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF CALABAR

Find out the translation of Calabar to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of Calabar from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Calabar» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

卡拉巴尔
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

Calabar
570 millions of speakers
en

English

Calabar
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

Calabar
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كالابار
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

Калабар
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

Calabar
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

কাঠবিড়ালের লোম
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

Calabar
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Calabar
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Calabar
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

カラバル
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

카라바
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Calabar
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

da sóc
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

கலபார்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

कालबार
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Kalaba
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

Calabar
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

Calabar
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

Калабар
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

Calabar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Calabar
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Calabar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Calabar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Calabar
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Calabar

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CALABAR»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of Calabar
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Calabar

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CALABAR»

Discover the use of Calabar in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Calabar and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Two Princes of Calabar: An Eighteenth-Century Atlantic ...
"The Two Princes of Calabar" offers a rare glimpse into the eighteenth-century Atlantic World and slave trade from an African perspective.
Randy J. Sparks, 2009
2
Poisons: From Hemlock to Botox and the Killer Bean of Calabar
Was Jack the Ripper an arsenic eater? Can wallpaper kill? For anyone who has ever wondered and been afraid to ask, here is a rich miscellany for your secret questions about toxins.
Peter Macinnis, 2013
3
Religion in Calabar: The Religious Life and History of a ...
Missionary Beginnings 2.1 Introduction In this chapter we shall trace the planting of Christianity in Calabar and the subsequent diversification of missionary activity in the area. This is in itself a major topic, but our particular interest will be to ...
Rosalind I. J. Hackett, 1989
4
Mary Slessor: Forward Into Calabar
For thirty nine years, Mary Slessor lived and labored among the tribes of Africa's Calabar region, reaching the lost with the life-giving gospel of Christ.
Janet Benge, Geoff Benge, 1999
5
Calabar and Its Mission
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
Hugh Goldie, John Taylor Dean, 2010
6
The Killer Bean of Calabar and Other Stories: Poisons and ...
But the truly great poisoners are those who make selective use of poisons to save human lives. With ripping yarns, unusual views of famous people, Macinnis explains the whys and wherefores of poisons and poisoning.
Peter Macinnis, 2004
7
On the Calabar Bean; its action, preparations, and use, etc. ...
Calabar paper was put into the right eye, and atropine paper into the left. The right pupil became greatly contracted, the left greatly dilated, and so continued for seven hours, when the animal was killed. A lamb. Similar experiment as the last,  ...
Thomas NUNNELEY, 1863
8
From Calabar to Carter's Grove: The History of a Virginia ...
The history of a Virginia slave community
Lorena Walsh, 2001
9
Mary Slessor of Calabar
When the founding of the Calabar Mission on the West Coast of Africa was creating a stir throughout Scotland there came into a lowly home in Aberdeen a life that was to be known far and wide in connection with the enterprise.
W. P. Livingstone, 2008
10
Encyclopedia of the Middle Passage
Calabar Tucked into a corner of southeastern Nigeria on the Bight of Biafra, the region of Calabar (variously known as Callabar, Calabari, Calbari, Kalabar, or Kalabari) figured prominently in the historic trans-Atlantic slave trade. The earliest  ...
Toyin Falola, Amanda Warnock, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CALABAR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Calabar is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Suspected Militants Abduct Pupil in Calabar
The victim is believed to be the child of the proprietor of a private nursery school in Anantigha, Calabar South, Faithas Nursery/Primary School. «THISDAY Live, Jul 15»
2
Robbers rape female doctors in Calabar
Two female doctors were raped at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) when armed robbers invaded the health care centre, ... «Daily Trust, Jul 15»
3
Effiong gets the plaudits
... scouted the player who scored the opener against Enyimba in the Abia Classico, he replied: “I scouted him during a competition in Calabar. «SuperSport, Jul 15»
4
UI is Nigeria's Best University, Ranked Eighth in Africa
... University of Port Harcourt (36th), Nnamdi Azikiwe University (42nd), University of Calabar (43rd), Federal University of Technology (FUTA, ... «THISDAY Live, Jul 15»
5
Kano, Calabar Airports Emerge Best in Nigeria
The Margaret Ekpo International Airport, Calabar, and Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, have been adjudged best performing ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
6
Keshi's timeline as Nigeria coach
Oct 13, 2012: Keshi enjoyed his biggest win in an A-game when the Super Eagles thrashed Liberia 6-1 at the UJ Esuene Stadium in Calabar ... «SuperSport, Jul 15»
7
Cross River State To Host MBGN Pageant In October
According to the agreement, Calabar will play host to both the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN) and the maiden edition of Miss Africa ... «CHANNELS TELEVISION, Jul 15»
8
Ayade, Okowa Inaugurate Fynefield's N3bn Oil Deport in Calabar
Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade and his Delta State counterpart, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, have inaugurated Fynefield Petroleum FZE's ... «THISDAY Live, Jul 15»
9
I collected N3.5m reluctantly —Kidnap suspect
A kidnap suspect, Vincent Ibor, said he collected reluctantly the sum of N3.5m after an abduction deal in Calabar, the capital of Cross River ... «The Punch, Jul 15»
10
Calabar Deep Seaport Ready in 18 Months, Says Ayade
Cross River State governor, Senator Ben Ayade has assured private investors that the proposed Calabar Deep Seaport would be ready for use ... «THISDAY Live, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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