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PRONUNCIATION OF KANO

Kano  [ˈkɑːnəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KANO

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adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Kano 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 KANO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Kano

Kano

Kano is a city in Nigeria and the capital of Kano State in Northern Nigeria, in the Sahelian geographic region south of the Sahara. Its metropolitan population makes it the second largest city in Nigeria. The Kano urban area covers 137 km2 and comprises six local government areas — Kano Municipal, Fagge, Dala, Gwale, Tarauni and Nassarawa — with a population of 2,163,225 at the 2006 Nigerian census. The metropolitan area covers 499 km2 and comprises eight LGAs — the six mentioned above plus Ungogo and Kumbotso — with a population of 2,828,861 at the 2006 Nigerian census. The principal inhabitants of the city are the Hausa people. As in most parts of northern Nigeria, the Hausa language is widely spoken in Kano. The city is the capital of the Kano Emirate. The current emir, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, was throned on 8th June 2014 after the death of late Alhaji Ado Bayero, the thirtienth emir of kano emirate on Friday, 6th June, 2014. The city's Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, the main airport serving northern Nigeria, was named after politician Aminu Kano.

Definition of Kano in the English dictionary

The definition of Kano in the dictionary is a state of N Nigeria: consists of wooded savanna in the south and scrub vegetation in the north. Capital: Kano. Pop: 9 383 682. Area: 20 131 sq km. Other definition of Kano is a city in N Nigeria, capital of Kano state: transport and market centre. Pop: 674 100.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KANO


Americano
əˌmɛrɪˈkɑːnəʊ
Arnaud
ˈɑːnəʊ
Arno
ˈɑːnəʊ
boliviano
bəˌlɪvɪˈɑːnəʊ
Caetano
kaɪˈtɑːnəʊ
capitano
ˌkæpɪˈtɑːnəʊ
Carnot
ˈkɑːnəʊ
chicano
tʃɪˈkɑːnəʊ
llano
ˈlɑːnəʊ
Lugano
lʊˈɡɑːnəʊ
mano
ˈmɑːnəʊ
Meccano
mɪˈkɑːnəʊ
Nagano
nəˈɡɑːnəʊ
oregano
ˌɒrɪˈɡɑːnəʊ
Romano
rəʊˈmɑːnəʊ
siciliano
sɪˌsɪlɪˈɑːnəʊ
Soekarno
suːˈkɑːnəʊ
solano
səʊˈlɑːnəʊ
soprano
səˈprɑːnəʊ
Sukarno
suːˈkɑːnəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KANO

Kangaroo Island
kangaroo mouse
kangaroo paw
kangaroo rat
kangaroo vine
kangaroo-like
Kangchenjunga
Kangha
KaNgwane
kanji
Kannada
Kannon
Kanpur
kans
Kans.
Kansan
Kansas
Kansas City
Kansu
Kant

WORDS THAT END LIKE KANO

Altiplano
Bolzano
Ciano
escribano
grand piano
guano
mano a mano
Marciano
Merano
Milano
paesano
paisano
parmigiano
piano
Pisano
poblano
pompano
Talcahuano
volcano
zebrano

Synonyms and antonyms of Kano in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Kano» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KANO

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Translator English - Chinese

卡诺
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Kano
570 millions of speakers

English

Kano
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कानो
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كانو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Кано
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Kano
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Kano,
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Kano
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kano
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kano
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カノ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

카노
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kano
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Kano
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கனோ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कानो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kano
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Kano
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Kano
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Кано
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Kano
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Kano
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Kano
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Kano
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Kano
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Kano

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KANO»

The term «Kano» is very widely used and occupies the 19.602 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KANO» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KANO»

Discover the use of Kano in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Kano and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Kodokan Judo
This book by the creator of Kodokan judo is uniquely comprehensive and the most authoritative guide to this martial art ever published. Over a hundred years ago Jigoro Kano mastered swordsmanship and hand-to-hand combat.
Jigoro Kano, 2013
2
The four king-makers: king-making in Kano Kingdom
"The four king-makers" is a dossier on the institute of the king-making council and the complicated process of king-making in Kano emirate of Nigeria.
Rose Adaku Obii-Mbata, 2001
3
Judo Memoirs of Jigoro Kano
Based on a series of interviews that Jigoro Kano gave in his sixties, the book relates his creation and development of Kodokan judo during the period 1882 to 1928.
Brian N. Watson, 2008
4
Mind Over Muscle: Writings from the Founder of Judo
The Kodokan is literally "the school for studying the Way." This book is a collection of Kano's essential teachings, selected and compiled from his wealth of writings and lectures spanning a period of fifty-one years.
嘉納治五郎, 2005
5
Kano Eitoku/ Tsuneo Takeda
Studies the unrestrained painting style and individual works of one of the most influential Japanese artists of the Momoyama period and examines works by Shoei, his father, Soshu, his brother, and Mitsunobu, his son
Eitoku Kanō, Tsuneo Takeda, 1977
6
Making Peace With Food
For millions of diet-conscious Americans, the scientifically proven, step-by-step guide to overcoming repeated weight loss and gain, binge eating, guilt, and anxieties about food and body image.
Susan Kano, 1989
7
Japan Encyclopedia
475. Kano. Hogai. the Akahata Incident. She then was involved with Kotoku Shusui and imprisoned with him for revolutionary activities. Implicated with Kotoku Shusui in the plot to assassinate the emperor, she was convicted, with Kotoku and ...
Louis Fr?d?ric, Louis-Frédéric, 2002
8
Farmers and the State in Colonial Kano: Land Tenure and the ...
Kano. is one of the great cities of the world. For more than a thousand years it has sat in the rolling savanna of what is now northern Nigeria. The city itself is relatively compact but densely populated, with perhaps one million people. Kano's ...
Steven Pierce, 2005
9
Innovation, Product Development and Commercialization: Case ...
The Kano model 2. Conjoint analysis 3. The product value matrix 4. The lead user method 5. Quality function deployment — house of quality 3.7.1 The Kano Model Named after Professor Noriaki Kano, the Kano method is used to determine ...
Dariush Rafinejad, 2007
10
Punishment and Learning
Seminar paper from the year 2012 in the subject Psychology - General, grade: -, University of Dodoma (College of Education), course: Educational Psychology, language: English, abstract: Abstract This paper intends to discuss the issue ...
Erasto Kano, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KANO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Kano is used in the context of the following news items.
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Helping refugees in U.S., as she once was, motivates Melineh Kano
As a youth, Kano went to a French school in Iran and later attended an Armenian boarding school in Paris. Because of the Iranian Revolution of ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
2
Media will not be censored – Kano government - Premium Times …
The Kano State Government has said that while it will not censor the media, journalists have to cautious in their reporting to avoid propagating ... «Premium Times, Jul 15»
3
Muslims celebrate Sallah amid tight security in Kano - Weekly Trust
Millions of Muslim faithful yesterday celebrated the Eid-el-Fitr, marking the end of the Ramadan fast amid tight security in Kano city. Our reporter ... «Daily Trust, Jul 15»
4
Loute Isaac: Injuries making Kano Pillars title defence difficult …
Beninoise international and Kano Pillars defender, James Loute Isaac has blamed his club's lack-lustre run in the ongoing Nigeria Premier ... «Daily Trust, Jul 15»
5
Uche Diala: I Went to Kano to Avoid Suffocation from My Parents …
When in 1999 he was posted to Kano for the National Youth Service, unlike his friends who were influencing their postings to Lagos and Port ... «THISDAY Live, Jul 15»
6
Aisha Buhari donates food items to Kano women - Premium Times …
Responding on behalf of the Kano women, one of the women, Najaatu Mohammed, thanked the first lady and described the gesture as a global ... «Premium Times, Jul 15»
7
Nigerians Must Support Buhari To Defeat Boko Haram – Emir of Kano
Kano – The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II has called on Nigerians to support the efforts of President Muhammadu Buhari at ... «Naija247news, Jul 15»
8
Sule Lamido's supporters storm Kano airport
Lamido, initially denied bail by a federal high court sitting in Kano, has been released from prison following a successful application for bail in ... «TheCable, Jul 15»
9
Kano Pillars 1-1 Wikki Tourists: Sai Masu Gida held by ambitious …
Wikki Tourists held Kano Pillars to a 1-1 draw at the Sani Abacha Stadium on Wednesday in a NPFL Week 18 tie. Before Wednesday, Sai Masu ... «Goal.com, Jul 15»
10
Kano Pillars - Wikki Tourists Preview: Maikaba urges visitors not to …
Wikki Tourists have a tall order ahead of their NPFL Week 18 tie with Kano Pillars as they strive to end the 15 years unbeaten home record of ... «Goal.com, Jul 15»

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