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PRONUNCIATION OF IBADAN

Ibadan  [ɪˈbædən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IBADAN

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Ibadan is a noun.
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WHAT DOES IBADAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ibadan

Ibadan

Ibadan (Yoruba: Ìbàdàn or fully (Ìlú) Ẹ̀bá-Ọ̀dàn, (the city at) the edge of the savannah) is the capital city of Oyo State and the third largest metropolitan area, by population, in Nigeria, after Lagos and Kano, with a population of 1,338,659 according to the 2006 census. Ibadan is also the largest metropolitan geographical area. At Nigerian independence, Ibadan was the largest and most populous city in the country and the third in Africa after Cairo and Johannesburg. Ibadan is located in south-western Nigeria, 128 km inland northeast of Lagos and 530 km southwest of Abuja, the federal capital, and is a prominent transit point between the coastal region and the areas to the north. Ibadan had been the centre of administration of the old Western Region since the days of the British colonial rule, and parts of the city's ancient protective walls still stand to this day. The principal inhabitants of the city are the Yorubas.

Definition of Ibadan in the English dictionary

The definition of Ibadan in the dictionary is a city in SW Nigeria, capital of Oyo state: university. Pop: 2 375 000.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IBADAN


Abaddon
əˈbædən
Eden
ˈiːdən
Fadden
ˈfædən
garden
ˈɡɑːdən
gladden
ˈɡlædən
gladdon
ˈɡlædən
golden
ˈɡəʊldən
Gordon
ˈɡɔːdən
graddan
ˈɡrædən
hidden
ˈhɪdən
holden
ˈhəʊldən
Jordan
ˈdʒɔːdən
laden
ˈleɪdən
London
ˈlʌndən
madden
ˈmædən
maiden
ˈmeɪdən
modern
ˈmɒdən
sadden
ˈsædən
Sweden
ˈswiːdən
wooden
ˈwʊdən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IBADAN

IBA
Ibarruri
Iberia
Iberian
Iberian Peninsula
iberis
Ibert
Iberville
IBEW
ibex
IBF
Ibibio
ibices
ibid.
ibidem
ibis
Ibiza
Ibizan hound

WORDS THAT END LIKE IBADAN

Abadan
Aidan
dan
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Houdan
maidan
Medan
Muhammadan
Nevadan
Ramadan
randan
redan
Rwandan
sedan
Sheridan
Soudan
South Sudan
Sudan
Ugandan
Wodan

Synonyms and antonyms of Ibadan in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Ibadan» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

伊巴丹
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Ibadan
570 millions of speakers

English

Ibadan
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Ibadan
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إيبادان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Ибадан
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Ibadan
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Ibadan
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Ibadan
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ibadan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ibadan
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

イバダン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이바
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ibadan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Ibadan
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

லாகோஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

इबादान
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

İbadan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Ibadan
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ibadan
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Ибадан
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Ibadan
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Ibadan
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Ibadan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Ibadan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Ibadan
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Ibadan

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IBADAN»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IBADAN» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IBADAN»

Discover the use of Ibadan in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Ibadan and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Sustainable Cities Programme, 1990-2000: A Decade of United ...
Ibadan. the largest indigenous city in tropical Africa, is the capital city of Oyo State , which is one of the 36 states of the Federal Republic of Nigeria [excluding the Federal Capital Territory. Abuja). It is centrally situated in the south-western ...
Sustainable Cities Programme, 2002
2
the city of ibadan
5 INDIGENOUS IBADAN by BARBARA LLOYD Once every sixteen days hundreds of traders, buyers and nowadays tourists, converge in the early hours of morning at Oje market to deal in cloth — narrow handwoven asp oke, deep indigo blue ...
3
Nigerian Political Parties: Power in an Emergent African Nation
CHAPTER VII IBADAN— A STUDY OF PARTY CONFLICT AT THE LOCAL LEVEL IN WESTERN NIGERIA THE HISTORICAL AND SOCIAL BACKGROUND "T IS difficult to account for the rise of the Yoruba city of Ibadan as the greatest African ...
Richard L. Sklar, 2004
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The Yoruba Today
The Ibadan empire With Ijaye disposed of, Ibadan was free to consolidate its empire in the east. Between 1847 and 1870, large areas of Ijesa, Igbomina, Ekiti and Akoko came under Ibadan control (Akintoye, 1971: 33-75). Initially, this was in ...
Jeremy Seymour Eades, 1980
5
The City of Ibadan
This is a study of Ibadan, the largest indigenous African city south of the Sahara. Ibadan began its existence as a war-camp and has retained, to a large extent, the structure of an overgrown village.
Peter Cutt Lloyd, Akin L. Mabogunje, B. Awe, 1967
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Yoruba Gurus: Indigenous Production of Knowledge in Africa
In spite of Aderemi and Ayorinde's neglect of this book, and in spite of changing political circumstances, Iwe Itan Ibadan remains the leading book on the Ibadan city-state and its transformation into a colonial capital. During the author's life, ...
Toyin Falola, 1999
7
Kingdoms of the Yoruba
The Sixteen Years' War (1877-93) between Ibadan and a grand coalition of other Yoruba states, allied from 1878 with the Uorin, was on a larger scale than any of the previous wars and lasted for a longer time.4 Essentially it arose from the ...
Robert Sydney Smith, 1988
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Needs Assessment Study for Market-driven Agricultural ...
Annex 2: Industries with potential for utilizing cassava products in their processing operations their processing operations in Ibadan/lbarapa, Ogbomosho, and Saki zones. 0.5 3.0 2.0 1.0 1.5 2.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 3.6 1.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.5 ...
‎2002
9
Religious Encounter and the Making of the Yoruba
138 Though Johnson begins this third stage with an account of the foundation of New Oyo by At- iba, a son of Abiodun who had himself installed as Alafin, he could not doubt that the real "new Oyo" was Ibadan: the sprawling, kingless, ...
John David Yeadon Peel, 2003
10
Sustainable Water Management Solutions for Large Cities
Ibadan, with a population of approximately 5.0 million, is the second largest city in Africa south of the Sahara. Prior to the recent interventions, all the city residents experienced one of the worst water shortages ever known. For example , while ...
Dragan Savic, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IBADAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Ibadan is used in the context of the following news items.
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allAfrica.com: Nigeria: Igbinedion Varsity Gets New Pro-Chancellor
Currently Emeritus Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Ibadan, Akande who was born on June 25, 1938, had his ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
2
ISON BPO opens nine more centers | The Financial Express
The company has committed to set up four state-of-the-art facilities in Ibadan, Abeokuta and Ilorin. Kano is also being evaluated as an option. «Financial Express, Jul 15»
3
On the Half Way Mark, Title Race Remains Too Close to Call - ThisDay
Shooting Stars will battle ElKanemi Warriors in Ibadan and following their midweek loss, fans will take consolation from the ongoing Ogunbote ... «THISDAY Live, Jul 15»
4
Ngoka: Travel Agents Do Not Discriminate Against Local Carriers …
... KYMs (Know Your Members) are continuously conducted by the zonal branches located in Abuja, Kano, Port Harcourt, Ibadan and Lagos. «THISDAY Live, Jul 15»
5
Lawmaker Raises Alarm Over State Of Lagos/Ibadan Expressway …
The federal lawmaker representing Ibadan North East/South East federal constituency in the house of representatives, Hon. Adedapo Lam-Adesina has ... «NAIJ.COM, Jul 15»
6
University of Ibadan: One of these 13 dons will replace Professor …
Professor Isaac Folorunso Adewole's tenure as the Vice Chancellor of the University of Ibadan (UI) ends end in November, 2015. As his 5-year ... «Pulse Nigeria, Jul 15»
7
We snatch exotic cars to sponsor our education - Daily Trust
When the Ambush Squad of the Oyo State Police Command smashed a five-man gang of suspected inter-state armed robbers in Ibadan a few ... «Daily Trust, Jul 15»
8
Ibadan, the Best!
THE emergence of the University of Ibadan (UI) as the best university in Nigeria and the eighth in Africa, the other day, rightly evokes the hope ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
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How 3SC Shot Down Giwa FC In Ibadan (Photos)
Shooting Stars FC of Ibadan showed sheer class in their encounter in week 17 of the Nigeria Premier Football League with Giwa FC from Jos, defeating their ... «NAIJ.COM, Jul 15»
10
13 in a race for University of Ibadan VC post
The race is getting hot by the day for the election of the 12th Vice Chancellor of the 67-year-old premier University of Ibadan (UI) as 13 ... «WorldStage, Jul 15»

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