Lagos

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Lagos (literally “lakes”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Lagos

  1. The largest city and former capital of Nigeria, in Lagos State.
    • 2020, Abi Daré, The Girl With The Louding Voice, Sceptre, page 120:
      ‘Lagos is just a noise-making place with too much light and glass.’
    • 2021 February 10, Eoin McSweeney, “As Covid-19 cases rise in Nigeria, a government policy is creating crowds and chaos”, in CNN‎:
      “Covid has ramped up the level of work we do because hospitals are too busy,” he told CNN over the phone from his home in Lagos, Nigeria’s biggest city.
  2. A state of Nigeria in the South West geopolitical zone. Capital: Ikeja. Largest city: Lagos City.
  3. A city and municipality of Faro district, Portugal.

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French

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /la.ɡɔs/, /la.ɡos/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λάγος (Lágos).

Proper noun

Lagos m

  1. a male given name from Ancient Greek, of historical usage, equivalent to English Lagus

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Portuguese Lagos (literally “lakes”).

Proper noun

Lagos f

  1. a major city, the former capital of Nigeria
  2. a state of Nigeria
  3. a city and municipality of Faro district, Portugal

Italian

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Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Lagos (literally “lakes”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Lagos f

  1. a major city, the former capital of Nigeria
  2. a state of Nigeria
  3. a city and municipality of Faro district, Portugal

References

  1. ^ Lagos in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

From Latin Lacobriga (hence the demonym lacobrigense), under the influence of lagos (“lakes”).

Proper noun

Lagos ?

  1. Lagos (a city and municipality of the district of Faro, Portugal)
    Synonym: (historical) Lacóbriga

Etymology 2

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
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Literally “lakes”. Named either due to an abundance of lakes in the area (chief among them the Lagos Lagoon), or in honor of the hononymous Portuguese city, possibly both to an extent.

Proper noun

Lagos ?

  1. Lagos (a major city, the former capital of Nigeria)
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