Ouagadougou
/ˈwɑːɡəˈduːɡuː/
Ouagadougou proper noun: the capital city of Burkina Faso.
Proper noun
Ouagadougou
- The capital city of Burkina Faso.
- Perhaps he was there right now, in Ouagadougou, taking a last detour to revisit friends before passing on to eternity, wherever that is.2010, Helon Habila, Oil on Water, AudioGO (2011), page 250
- The Burkina Faso government.
Ouagadougou meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Arabic
Ouagadougou in Hindi
- capital of Burkina Faso
- वागाडूगू vāgāḍūgū
Ouagadougou in Tamil
- capital of Burkina Faso
- வாகடூகு vākaṭūku
Ouagadougou in Urdu
- capital of Burkina Faso
- واگادوگو vāgādūgū
Ouagadougou in Arabic
- capital of Burkina Faso
- وَاغَادُوغُو wāḡādūḡū
More languagesFewer languages
- Ouagadougou in Indonesian
- Ouagadougou
- Ouagadougou in Persian
- واگادوگو vâgâdugu
- Ouagadougou in Thai
- วากาดูกู waagaaduuguu
- Ouagadougou in Vietnamese
- U-a-ga-đu-gu
Origin of Ouagadougou
From French Ouagadougou, from a local name such as Moore Waogdgo and Farefare Wɔgdɔgɔ.
Questions about Ouagadougou
- What does Ouagadougou mean?
- Ouagadougou means the capital city of Burkina Faso.
- What is Ouagadougou in Hindi?
- Ouagadougou in Hindi is वागाडूगू (vāgāḍūgū). See Ouagadougou meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Ouagadougou?
- Ouagadougou is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Ouagadougou?
- Ouagadougou is pronounced /ˈwɑːɡəˈduːɡuː/.
Words near Ouagadougou in the dictionary
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