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japas

japas is the third-person singular simple present indicative of japa.

Meaning of japa

Verb

japa (third-person singular simple present japas, present participle japaing, simple past and past participle japaed or japa'd)

  1. (Nigeria, colloquial) to emigrate from a country for better pay or working conditions.
    • I am japa-ing, leaving the country because of the opportunities that are available to me abroad.2023 February 27, Larry Madowo, Bethlehem Feleke, Fridah Okutoyi, “Nigeria's 'japa' trend: Halting exodus of talented Nigerians is a task for the next president.”, in CNN.com, retrieved 25 Mar 2023

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Questions about japas

What is japas the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Japas is the third-person singular simple present indicative of japa.

Words near japas in the dictionary

  1. Japantown
  2. Japantowns
  3. japanware
  4. japanzee
  5. japanzees
  6. japas
  7. Japayuki-san
  8. japbenzaconine
  9. japchae
  10. jape
  11. japed

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