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PRONUNCIATION OF EKITI

Ekiti  [ɛˈkiːtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EKITI

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ekiti 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 EKITI MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ekiti State

Ekiti State is a state in western Nigeria, declared a state on October 1, 1996 alongside five others by the military under the dictatorship of General Sani Abacha. The state, carved out of the territory of old Ondo State, covers the former twelve local government areas that made up the Ekiti Zone of old Ondo State. On creation, it took off with sixteen (16) Local Government Areas (LGAs), having had an additional four carved out of the old ones. Ekiti State is one of the thirty-six states (Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria)) that constitute Nigeria. Ekiti State is reputed to have produced the highest number of professors in Nigeria. Several pioneers academics are from the state. Pioneers like Profs Adegoke Olubummo( One of the 1st Nigerian Professors in the field of Mathematics), Adeyinka Adeyemi(1st Professor of Architecture in West Africa). Others include renowned academics like Profs J.F. Ade-Ajayi, Niyi Osundare, Sam Aluko and others too many to mention. Following a prolonged political crisis, President Olusegun Obasanjo imposed a military administrator (General Tunji Olurin) on Ekiti State in October 2006. On April 27, 2007 Olurin was replaced by Tope Ademiluyi.

Definition of Ekiti in the English dictionary

The definition of Ekiti in the dictionary is a state of Nigeria, in the SW. Capital: Ado-Ekiti. Pop: 2 384 212. Area: 6353 sq km.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EKITI


Beatty
ˈbiːtɪ
beaty
ˈbiːtɪ
Cavite
kəˈviːtɪ
conceity
kənˈsiːtɪ
entreaty
ɪnˈtriːtɪ
meaty
ˈmiːtɪ
Nefertiti
ˌnɛfəˈtiːtɪ
Nofretete
ˌnɒfrɛˈtiːtɪ
Papeete
ˌpɑːpɪˈiːtɪ
peaty
ˈpiːtɪ
pentiti
penˈtiːtɪ
rete
ˈriːtɪ
sheety
ˈʃiːtɪ
sleety
ˈsliːtɪ
streety
ˈstriːtɪ
sweetie
ˈswiːtɪ
Tahiti
təˈhiːtɪ
treaty
ˈtriːtɪ
wheaty
ˈwiːtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EKITI

Ek
ek se
Ekaterinburg
Ekaterinodar
Ekaterinoslav
eke
eke out
EKG
ekistic
ekistical
ekistician
ekistics
ekka
Ekman
Ekman layer
Ekman Spiral

WORDS THAT END LIKE EKITI

buriti
cubiti
graffiti
Haiti
inverse graffiti
Koweiti
Kuwaiti
miriti
ouistiti
propositi
samiti
seniti
sgraffiti
shiviti
smriti
tiriti
titi
wapiti
wistiti
ziti

Synonyms and antonyms of Ekiti in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Ekiti» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EKITI

Find out the translation of Ekiti to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Ekiti from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Ekiti» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

埃基蒂
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Ekiti
570 millions of speakers

English

Ekiti
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ekiti
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إكيتي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Ekiti
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Ekiti
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Ekiti
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Ekiti
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ekiti
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ekiti
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Ekiti
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Ekiti
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ekiti
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Ekiti
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Ekiti
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Ekiti
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ekiti
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Ekiti
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Ekiti
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Ekiti
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Ekiti
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Ekiti
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Ekiti
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Ekiti
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Ekiti
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Ekiti

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EKITI»

The term «Ekiti» is quite widely used and occupies the 41.572 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EKITI» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Ekiti» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Ekiti» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Ekiti

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EKITI»

Discover the use of Ekiti in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Ekiti and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Kingdoms of the Yoruba
Ekiti The Ekiti and Owo form the marches of the Yoruba with the Igbira, Afenmai, and Edo or Bini of the Benin kingdom. There are many recollections of incursions here by the Benin army, and it seems that at times parts of the area were subject  ...
Robert Sydney Smith, 1988
2
Female "circumcision" in Africa: Culture, Controversy, and ...
Ondo State's northernmost part, Ekiti Division, which by the time of the fieldwork had been separated to form Ekiti State. One of the global network of Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS 1989) had been held in Ondo State in 1986.
Bettina Shell-Duncan, Ylva Hernlund, 2000
3
Population and Progress in a Yoruba Town
LVI-10, itapa-Ekiti, 1992 LVI-2, itapa-Ekiti, 1992 LVI-10, Itapa-Ekiti, 1992 LVI-9, Itapa-Ekiti, 1992 LVI- 11, Itapa-Ekiti, 1992 LVI-10, itapa-Ekiti, 1992 LVI-4, Itapa- Ekiti, 1992 LVI-1 3, Itapa-Ekiti, 1992 SVI- 17, Itapa-Ekiti, 1992 SVI-22, Itapa-Ekiti,  ...
Elisha P. Renne, 2003
4
The Motherless State: Women's Political Leadership and ...
Political System Sovereigns and Regents* Nigeria Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Philippines Russia Rwanda Iyoba Iha II of Uselu in Benin, 1888–1914 [ 11144] Regent Princess Teramade Adetule of Erijiyan-Ekiti, 1978–80 Regent ...
Eileen McDonagh, 2009
5
The Yoruba Today
Between 1847 and 1870, large areas of Ijesa, Igbomina, Ekiti and Akoko came under Ibadan control (Akintoye, 1971: 33-75). Initially, this was in response to the threat from Ilorin. Some of the Osun towns like Osogbo had willingly come under  ...
Jeremy Seymour Eades, 1980
6
Ifa Divination: Communication Between Gods and Men in West ...
Another said that, although he came from Ife, his proper town is Ado Ewi, which he said was near Ado Ekiti, east of Ilesa; here one may see the first palm tree and the figures of Ifa marked on the stones. A diviner from nearby Ilara said Ifa came ...
William Russell Bascom, 1969
7
World Poverty: A Bibliography with Indexes
362.5/0973/05 2 21 Meeting Name: Workshop on people's vision of development in Ekiti State (1999: Ekiti State, Nigeria) Workshop on people's vision of development in Ekiti State: 27- 28 Sept., 1999. Published/Created: [Ekiti State, Nigeria: ...
Marie V. Lane, 2002
8
Accounting for Special Business
Dare Adekunle. 40,068 18,216 15,600 605,058 99,942 315,294 18,900 7,236 6,060 223,968 26,352 315,000 Ado-Ekiti which keeps its own accounting records . You are required. DR Ise-Ekiti N 45,516 24,552 103,200 15,780 CR Ado-Ekiti ...
Dare Adekunle, 2005
9
Seeking Viable Grassroots Representation Mechanisms in ...
... recommendation of the Ondo State Chieftaincy Review Commission under Justice Morgan concerning the Arajaka of Igbara-Odo Ekiti Chieftaincy was contrary to the custom and tradition governing the selection of the Arajaka of Igbara-Odo, ...
Charles Mwalimu, 2009
10
Gender and Power Relations in Nigeria
METH OD Participants The study was conducted in Ekiti State, Nigeria, using a total of 779 research participants drawn from among the residents of the three senatorial districts in Ekiti State. The multistage random sampling technique was  ...
Ronke I. Ako-Nai, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EKITI»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Ekiti is used in the context of the following news items.
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SEE How Kaduna State's Governor's Son Insulted Ekiti Governor On …
Bashir El-Rufai, Nasir Ahamd El-Rufai's son, posted on Twitter some insulting words about Ayo Fayose, the Ekiti state governor. Despite people ... «NAIJ.COM, Jul 15»
2
LG sensitizes residents on flood prevention in Ekiti
flood prevention The Department of Environment, Ikole Local Government Council, Ekiti, has begun sensitising residents in the area on flood ... «DailyPost Nigeria, Jul 15»
3
Ekiti PDP accuses Buhari of meeting with wanted murder suspect
The Peoples Democratic Party in Ekiti State has criticized President Muhammadu Buhari for holding meetings with the Ekiti State Chairman of ... «Premium Times, Jul 15»
4
Flood kills man at Otun-Ekiti
Otun-Ekiti - A middle-aged man, identified as Jimoh Obembe, was swept away and killed by flood in Otun-Ekiti, in Moba Local Government ... «News24 Nigeria, Jul 15»
5
Iyaloja Of Ekiti State Arrested Over N93.8m Theft
The Ekiti state police have arrested the market leader (Iyaloja), of Ado Ekiti, Chief Mrs. Waye Osho for allegedly collecting the sum of N93, 860, ... «NAIJ.COM, Jul 15»
6
Ekiti market leader detained over N93m fraud
Traders whose shops were engulfed by fire at the Erekesan market, Ado Ekiti, a couple of months ago trooped to the streets yesterday to protest ... «Daily Trust, Jul 15»
7
Fayose instals Adu as Ikere-Ekiti monarch
OGOGA The new Ogoga of Ikere-Ekiti, Oba Samuel Adejimi Adu (left); his wife, Olori Ololade and Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, ... «The Guardian Nigeria, Jul 15»
8
JUSUN ends 6-month old strike in Ekiti
The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) in Ekiti State on Monday suspended its six month industrial action. The News Agency of Nigeria ... «The News, Jul 15»
9
Fayose promises to install new monarch for Ikere Ekiti
EKITI State governor, Ayodele Fayose has said a new Ogoga of Ikere would be named and installed within the next 14 days. The governor ... «The Guardian Nigeria, Jul 15»
10
How An Aged Man Drowned In Ekiti
Tragedy struck yesterday on Inisa street, Otun Ekiti in Moba local government area of Ekiti state, southwest-Nigeria, when an aged man, whose identity could not ... «NAIJ.COM, Jul 15»

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