TOGO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Togo mean? 

• TOGO (noun)
  The noun TOGO has 1 sense:

1. a republic on the western coast of Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; formerly under French control

  Familiarity information: TOGO used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TOGO (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A republic on the western coast of Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; formerly under French control

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Togo; Togolese Republic

Instance hypernyms:

African country; African nation (any one of the countries occupying the African continent)

Meronyms (parts of "Togo"):

capital of Togo; Lome (capital and largest city of Togo; located in the south on the Gulf of Guinea)

Meronyms (members of "Togo"):

Ewe (a member of a people living in southern Benin and Togo and southeastern Ghana)

Togolese (a native or inhabitant of Togo)

Holonyms ("Togo" is a part of...):

Africa (the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean)

 Context examples 

A country in Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Cote d'Ivoire and Togo.

(Ghana, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A country in western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Cote d'Ivoire and Togo.

(Ghana, NCI Thesaurus)