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ABUJA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Abuja mean?
• ABUJA (noun)
The noun ABUJA has 1 sense:
1. capital of Nigeria in the center of the country
Familiarity information: ABUJA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Capital of Nigeria in the center of the country
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Abuja; capital of Nigeria; Nigerian capital
Instance hypernyms:
national capital (the capital city of a nation)
Holonyms ("Abuja" is a part of...):
Federal Republic of Nigeria; Nigeria (a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; gained independence from Britain in 1960; most populous African country)
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