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If you're able to grow up in Nigeria and go through certain things, you're able to tackle anything around the world because you're able to live wherever, if you can survive in a city like Lagos or Warri or Niger Delta, as far as I'm concerned.
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Meaning of "Lagos" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LAGOS

Lagos  [ˈleɪɡɒs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LAGOS

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adjective
verb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lagos 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 LAGOS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lagos

Lagos a port and the most populous city in Nigeria is the second fastest-growing city in Africa and the seventh in the world. The population of Lagos according to the Lagos State Government, was 17.5 million. These figures are however disputed by the Nigerian Government and judged unreliable by the National Population Commission of Nigeria. The latest reports estimate the population at 21 million, making Lagos the largest city in Africa. Lagos was originally inhabited by the Awori subgroup of the Yoruba people. Under the leadership of the Oloye Olofin, the Awori moved to an island now called Iddo and then to the larger Lagos Island. In the 15th century, the Awori settlement was attacked by the Benin Empire following a quarrel, and the island became a Benin war-camp called "Eko" under Oba Orhogba, the Oba of Benin at the time. Lagos is a metropolitan area which originated on islands separated by creeks, such as Lagos Island, fringing the southwest mouth of Lagos Lagoon while protected from the Atlantic Ocean by long sand spits such as Bar Beach, which stretch up to 100 kilometres east and west of the mouth.

Definition of Lagos in the English dictionary

The definition of Lagos in the dictionary is the former capital and chief port of Nigeria, on the Bight of Benin: first settled in the sixteenth century; a slave market until the nineteenth century; ceded to Britain ; university. Pop: 11 135 000. Other definition of Lagos is a state of SW Nigeria. Capital: Ikeja. Pop: 9 013 534. Area: 3345 sq km.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LAGOS


Argos
ˈɑːɡɒs
bigos
ˈbiːɡɒs
Burgos
ˈbɜːɡɒs
goss
ɡɒs
Gosse
ɡɒs
logos
ˈlɒɡɒs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LAGOS

Lagoon Islands
lagoonal
Lagrange
Lagrangian
Lagrangian point
lagrimoso
Lagthing
Lagting

WORDS THAT END LIKE LAGOS

Amos
azygos
Barbados
Campos
Carlos
chaos
Cienfuegos
Comoros
cos
Davos
Eos
Gros
Jos
Juan Carlos
Laos
Marcos
Negros
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pros
Santos

Synonyms and antonyms of Lagos in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Lagos» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LAGOS

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

Translator English - Chinese

拉各斯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Lagos
570 millions of speakers

English

Lagos
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लागोस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لاغوس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Лагос
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Lagos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লাগোস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Lagos
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lagos
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lagos
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ラゴス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

라고스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lagos
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Lagos
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

லாகோஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लागोस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Lagos
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Lagos
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Lagos
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Лагос
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Lagos
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Lagos
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Lagos
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Lagos
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Lagos
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Lagos

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LAGOS»

The term «Lagos» is very widely used and occupies the 10.777 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LAGOS» OVER TIME

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

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2 QUOTES WITH «LAGOS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Lagos.
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Nneka
If you're able to grow up in Nigeria and go through certain things, you're able to tackle anything around the world because you're able to live wherever, if you can survive in a city like Lagos or Warri or Niger Delta, as far as I'm concerned.
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Dayo Okeniyi
I was born in Lagos, Nigeria, and I moved to Anderson, Indiana, in 2003 to go to school. I finished high school in America, then I went to college.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LAGOS»

Discover the use of Lagos in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Lagos and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Slavery and the Birth of an African City: Lagos, 1760--1900
This magisterial work uncovers the relationship between African slavery and the growth of one of Africa's most vibrant cities.
Kristin Mann, 2007
2
The Southern Tiger: Chile's Fight for a Democratic and ...
A former Chilean president assesses his nation's recent reinvention while predicting its meteoric rise on the world stage, tracing five decades of effort during which Chile moved from a country of terror and repression to a thriving open ...
Ricardo Lagos Escobar, 2012
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Death and Taxes
Teenage runaway slaves with superhuman powers, a Hessian giant, the most evil slave owners imaginable, and Benjamin Franklin: this story of the Revolution blends fact and fantasy in an imaginative reinterpretation of a critical time in ...
Alexander Lagos, Joseph Lagos, 2011
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Madam Tinubu: The Terror in Lagos
Directed by Wole Soyinka, this play was the 1979 convocation play of the then University of Ife. This is the first time it has been published in book form.
Akínwùmí Íṣọ̀lá, 1998
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Nigerian Pidgin In Lagos: Language Contact, Variation And ...
This sociolinguistic study of Nigerian Pidgin, an English-based contact language widely used in Nigeria alongside Standard English and nearly 500 indigenous languages, argues that though Nigerian Pidgin is lexically based on English, it is ...
Dagmar Deuber, 2005
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Telephone Directory, Lagos Area
LAGOS Isheri Gir1s' Approved Schooi — Atan Rd., S/Lere AiiaraStr., S/Lere Gir1s ' Remand Home, 101 Agege Motor Rd., Idi- Oro Onikan Community Centre, Lagos Aiakoro Community Centre, Lagos Residences: Senior Socia1 We1fare ...
Nigeria. Dept. of Posts & Telecommunications, 1963
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Under Siege: Four African Cities. Freetown, Johannesburg, ...
Today the procedural mechanisms of urban studies are working to interpret new urban paradigms that a century ago were largely absent in a great many cities around the world.
Okwui Enwezor, 2002
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Family and Social Change in an African City: A Study of ...
THE HISTORY OF LAGOS Ihe earliest inhabitants oi Lagos were kunters and inshermen. They settled first on the smaller of two swampy, low-lying islands, which straddled a neck of the lagoon between the mainland and a sandy spit of coast.
Peter Marris, 2013
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The Nigerian Society of Engineers Lagos Branch: Kasim ...
"This book is intended to serve a broad audience, but more specifically is geared toward the relevance of the engineers in the society. Its objective is to immortalize the name of out past chairman, Engr.
James O. Akanmu, M. A. K. Adelabu, 2003
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The Chinua Achebe Encyclopedia
L LAGOS, former capital and still the most populous city of Nigeria, located on the Bight of Benin in Lagos State in southwestern Nigeria. The site of the city, then the Yo- ruba settlement of Eko, was visited by Portuguese traders as early as the  ...
M. Keith Booker, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LAGOS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Lagos is used in the context of the following news items.
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Akingbade's Perforated Perspectives opens in Lagos - Premium Times
An exhibition of works by Adeyinka Akingbade opens to the public on Monday, July 20, at premier concept store, Temple Muse, in Lagos. «Premium Times, Jul 15»
2
Performance: Too Early To Judge President Buhari–Lagos Law Maker
A Lagos law maker, Mr Emeka Idimogu, (PDP- Oshodi Isolo 2) in the Lagos State House of Assembly, on Sunday said it was too early to judge ... «Leadership Newspapers, Jul 15»
3
Ambode Pledges To Sponsor Annual Lagos International …
Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Saturday promised to sponsor the Lagos International Badminton Classics competition during his term in ... «Leadership Newspapers, Jul 15»
4
Lagos Art and Fashion Gala : Guests looked amazed with all the …
Lagos Art and Fashion Gala an event to promote Art and Fashion through Competitions, Seminars, Pop-up shops, Trainings Workshops, ... «Pulse Nigeria, Jul 15»
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allAfrica.com: Nigeria: Two Planes Collide At Lagos Airport
Two planes belonging to FirstNation Airways had a ground collision on Friday at the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 2 (MMA2) in Lagos. «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
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UNIC Lagos, Partner Unveil World's Largest African Shirt on …
As the world prepared for the Nelson Mandela International Day on 18 July, the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) Lagos in ... «THISDAY Live, Jul 15»
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Bosun Parrot, Artist Manager Stabbed In Lagos Club (Graphic Pics …
Artist manager Bosun Parrot was attacked in the early hours of this morning at a night club in Lagos. The details aren't clear but a witness said ... «Information Nigeria, Jul 15»
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First Nation Airways Blames FAAN For Aircraft Collision At Lagos
About 250 persons narrowly escaped death when a First Nation Airways plane on Friday at the MMA2, Lagos hit another stationed aircraft ... «Leadership Newspapers, Jul 15»
9
Lagos Store Offers Modern African luxury - Sourceable
Take a sought-after architect, add the king of “new Africa cuisine” and a smattering of famous designers, and you get a concept-store in Lagos ... «Sourceable, Jul 15»
10
Lagos Goat Club: Celebrities, Industry players and others party hard …
Lagos Goat Club Private party held yesterday 18 July, 2015 on the Rooftop across the Afropolitan Stage at Freedom Park, Lagos Island. «Pulse Nigeria, Jul 15»

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