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Bornu

Bornu proper noun: an independent kingdom (1380-1893), descended from the Kanem–Bornu Empire (700-1380), that covered much of modern Chad and parts of Libya, Niger, Nigeria, and Cameroon.

Proper noun

Bornu

  1. (historical) An independent kingdom (1380-1893), descended from the Kanem–Bornu Empire (700-1380), that covered much of modern Chad and parts of Libya, Niger, Nigeria, and Cameroon

Forms of Bornu

alternative form (archaic)Bornou

Words formed from Bornu

Questions about Bornu

What does Bornu mean?
Bornu means an independent kingdom (1380-1893), descended from the Kanem–Bornu Empire (700-1380), that covered much of modern Chad and parts of Libya, Niger, Nigeria, and Cameroon.
What part of speech is Bornu?
Bornu is a proper noun.

Words near Bornu in the dictionary

  1. bornt
  2. Borntrager
  3. Borntragers
  4. Borntreger
  5. Borntregers
  6. Bornu
  7. Bornuese
  8. bornyl
  9. boro
  10. boro-
  11. Boro-Bodor

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