Sokoto
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See also: ŝokoto
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: So‧ko‧to
Proper noun
Sokoto
- A state of Nigeria in the North West geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Sokoto City.
- 2023, Stephen Buoro, The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa, Bloomsbury Circus, page 130:
- It rains almost everywhere, even in Sokoto, where you can practically smell the Sahara.
- A city, the state capital of Sokoto State, Nigeria.
- (historical) A former caliphate in West Africa centred on the city of Sokoto; extant from 1804 to 1903.
Anagrams
Yoruba
Etymology
From Hausa Sakkwato, said to ultimately be from Arabic سُوق (sūq)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Sókótó
- (historical) the Sokoto Caliphate
- A state of Nigeria in the North West geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Sokoto.