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Lagosian

Lagosian adjective: of or relating to Lagos in Nigeria.

Adjective

Lagosian (comparative more Lagosian, superlative most Lagosian)

  1. Of or relating to Lagos in Nigeria.

Noun

Lagosian (plural Lagosians)

  1. A native or inhabitant of Lagos in Nigeria.
    • If the sun were going down, it meant there would be no light soon and Lagosians needed to see their way. Street lights here did not always function.2005, Sefi Atta, Everything Good Will Come, Arris Books, pages 97-98

Forms of Lagosian

Adjective
comparativemore Lagosian
superlativemost Lagosian
Noun
pluralLagosians

Origin of Lagosian

From Lagos + -ian.

Questions about Lagosian

What does Lagosian mean?
Lagosian means of or relating to Lagos in Nigeria.
What part of speech is Lagosian?
Lagosian can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Lagosian in the dictionary

  1. lagopode
  2. lagopodes
  3. lagopus
  4. LaGory
  5. Lagos
  6. Lagosian
  7. Lagosians
  8. lagostrophine
  9. lagosuchid
  10. lagosuchids
  11. lagoviral

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