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Enugu

Enugu proper noun: a state of Nigeria in the South East geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Enugu City.

Proper noun

Enugu

  1. A state of Nigeria in the South East geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Enugu City.
  2. The largest city and state capital of Enugu State, Nigeria.
    • Ama thinks about the Udi hills surrounding Enugu, rolling and folding into each other like an enormous piece of green cloth, and smiles.2009, Chika Unigwe, On Black Sisters’ Street, Vintage (2010), page 113

Questions about Enugu

What does Enugu mean?
Enugu means a state of Nigeria in the South East geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Enugu City.
What part of speech is Enugu?
Enugu is a proper noun.

Words near Enugu in the dictionary

  1. enucleative
  2. enucleator
  3. enucleators
  4. enuf
  5. enuff
  6. Enugu
  7. enuh
  8. Enukki
  9. enum
  10. Enuma Elish
  11. Enumclaw

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