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Meaning of "Enugu" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ENUGU

Enugu  [ɛˈnuːɡuː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ENUGU

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Enugu 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 ENUGU MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Enugu

Enugu

Enugu is the capital of Enugu State in Nigeria. It is located in southeastern Nigeria. The city has a population of 722,664 according to the 2006 Nigerian census. The name Enugu is derived from the two Igbo words Énú Ụ́gwụ́ meaning "hill top" denoting the city's hilly geography. The city was named after Enugwu Ngwo, under which coal was found. Since the 17th century the location of present day Enugu has been inhabited by the Nike subgroup of the Igbo people; one of Enugu's neighbourhoods still retains the village's old name Ogui. In 1900 the Southern Nigeria Protectorate was established by the colonial administration of the British Empire. The discovery of coal by the colonialists led to the building of the Eastern Line railway to carry coal from the inland city to the port of Port Harcourt, a city created for this purpose located 151 miles south of what was called Enugu Coal Camp. Enugu was then renamed simply Enugu and developed as one of the few cities in West Africa created from European contact. By 1958 Enugu had over 8,000 coal miners. As of 2005 there are no significant coal mining activities left in the city.

Definition of Enugu in the English dictionary

The definition of Enugu in the dictionary is a state of S Nigeria. Capital: Enugu. Pop: 3 257 298. Area: 7161 sq km. Other definition of Enugu is a city in S Nigeria, capital of Enugu state: capital of the former Eastern region and of the breakaway state of Biafra during the Civil War : coal-mining. Pop: 549 000.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ENUGU


burgoo
ˈbɜːɡuː
congou
ˈkɒŋɡuː
fugu
ˈfuːɡuː
goo
ɡuː
kagu
ˈkɑːɡuː
kekerengu
kɛkɛˈrɛnəŋɡuː
mzungu
əmˈzʊŋɡuː
Ouagadougou
ˌwɑːɡəˈduːɡuː
Pegu
pɛˈɡuː
ragout
ræˈɡuː
Taegu
tɛˈɡuː
Telegu
ˈtɛləˌɡuː
Telugu
ˈtɛləˌɡuː
Zipangu
zɪˈpæŋɡuː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ENUGU

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WORDS THAT END LIKE ENUGU

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Montagu
tegu
umlungu

Synonyms and antonyms of Enugu in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Enugu» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ENUGU

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

Translator English - Chinese

埃努古
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Enugu
570 millions of speakers

English

Enugu
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Enugu
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إينوغو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Энугу
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Enugu
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Enugu
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Enugu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Enugu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Enugu
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

エヌーグー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

누구
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Enugu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Enugu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

லிருந்து Enugu
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एनुगु
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Enugu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Enugu
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Enugu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Енугу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Enugu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Ενούγκου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Enugu
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Enugu
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Enugu
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Enugu

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ENUGU»

The term «Enugu» is quite widely used and occupies the 43.748 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of Enugu
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ENUGU» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Enugu» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Enugu» 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 Enugu

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ENUGU»

Discover the use of Enugu in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Enugu and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Nnöö-welcome to Enugu: An Insight Guide to Igboland's ...
This book provides simple and easy-to-read insights into Igbo language, Igbo culture and Enugu.
Michael Widjaja, 2001
2
Housing Needs for the Low-income People of Enugu ...
ALLOCATION OF HOUSES AT TRANS EKULU PHASE VI - LOW-INCOME HOUSE ENUGU IN 1996 Date of Allocation Day Month Year 12-1-96 6-2-96 10-1 -96 11-6-96 10-1-96 30-5-96 12-1-96 6-2-96 6-2-96 6-2-96 6-2-96 6-2-96 Source : ...
Victoria Ijeoma Ononugbo, 2008
3
Community Radio and Its Influence in the Society: The Case ...
He proposes that "community radio" is a desideratum for genuine development to take place in Enugu State. Joseph Okechukwu Offor is a catholic priest of the Enugu diocese in Nigeria.
Joseph Okechukwu Offor, 2002
4
"We were all slaves": African miners, culture, and ...
This book documents an important, but understudied, sector of a West African working class.
Carolyn A. Brown, 2003
5
The Female King of Colonial Nigeria: Ahebi Ugbabe
Nigeria, September 29, 1998; Chikere Abugwu, interview with author, tape recording, Umuida, Enugu-Ezike, Enugu State, Nigeria, September 29, 1998; Ogbu Nwa Abugwu Asenya Onu, interview with author, tape recording, Umuida, ...
Nwando Achebe, 2011
6
Society, State, and Identity in African History
21 Ministry of Information and Culture (MIC), Government of Enugu State 2004 Diary, Enugu, MIC, 2004. 22 East-Central State Tourism Committee (ECSTC-MI), 'Enugu Town Guide', Information Brochure for Tourists, Enugu, Ministry of ...
Bahru Zewde, 2008
7
Cassava Postharvest Needs Assessment Survey in Nigeria
As part of initiatives to accomplish the above objective, IITA sponsored a Postharvest Needs Assessment Survey in Enugu State. The general objective was to undertake the needs assessment of largest cassava producing areas of Enugu in ...
‎2007
8
Nigerian Political Parties: Power in an Emergent African Nation
It will be recalled that the massacre of 21 striking miners by policemen in 1949 served to arouse and inflame nationalistic sentiments throughout Nigeria.81 After the designation of Enugu as the Administrative Headquarters of the Eastern ...
Richard L. Sklar, 2004
9
Proceedings of the 2007 National Conference on Environmental ...
Godfrey A. Uzochukwu, Mary E. Uzochukwu, and Ethelbert Odo Abstract The Enugu USA Medical Mission is a humanitarian year round mission to provide free health care to the people of Enugu State of Nigeria who are under- served and ...
Godfrey Uzochukwu, Keith Schimmel, Shoou-Yuh Chang, 2009
10
Third World Women's Literatures: A Dictionary and Guide to ...
She worked as a teacher first in Calabar, then at Queen's College, Enugu, and in that time she wrote her first two novels. After the civil war she began to work in public service, taking a post in the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare for the ...
Barbara Fister, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ENUGU»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Enugu is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Ex-Reps members, Ambassador make commissioner list in Enugu
Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi Enugu State Governor, Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, on Thursday submitted list of twenty-four commissioner nominees to the ... «DailyPost Nigeria, Jul 15»
2
Enugu markets shut over relocation of Boko Haram prisoners
Ekwulobia shuts down as residents protest relocation of Boko Haram prisoners Major markers in Enugu State have shut down in protest of the ... «DailyPost Nigeria, Jul 15»
3
Gov. Ugwuanyi Pledges To Implement Pension Reform Act 2014 In …
Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has promised to fully implement the provisions of the Pension Reform Act 2014 for public servants in the state ... «Leadership Newspapers, Jul 15»
4
Electoral officers maintain governorship election credible in Enugu
Enugu - The 17 electoral officers involved in the April 11 governorship election in Enugu State have maintained that it was 'credible, free and ... «News24 Nigeria, Jul 15»
5
Masquerades Land In Trouble After They Attacked A Priest In Enugu
Three persons have been arrested by the Enugu state police command after ... This was disclosed in a press release made available to reporters in Enugu by ... «NAIJ.COM, Jul 15»
6
CLO asks NJC to probe Enugu elections petition tribunal
court.jpg-citynews THE Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) has raised an alarm over some activities at the Enugu State Elections Petition ... «The Guardian Nigeria, Jul 15»
7
Former Enugu Governor, Nnamani, to forfeit multibillion naira …
A Federal High court in Lagos has ordered that four companies associated with former Enugu State governor, Chimaroke Nnamani, be forfeited ... «Premium Times, Jul 15»
8
Enugu Assembly passes amended 2015 Appropriation Bill
The Enugu State House of Assembly, Tuesday, passed into law the amended, revised appropriation bill of N9,878,419,200.00 (Nine billion ... «DailyPost Nigeria, Jul 15»
9
Enugu, NMA Partner on Child, Maternal Health
The Enugu State Government and the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) have restated their resolve to collaborate to improve child and ... «Daily Times Nigeria, Jul 15»
10
Enugu government, NMA launch partnership for improved health care
Enugu government, NMA launch partnership for improved health care The Governor of Enugu State, Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has expressed his ... «DailyPost Nigeria, Jul 15»

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