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ibadan

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for ibadan.

Editorial note

The worst-case consequence of an auto accident is, what, the Ibadan tanker truck explosion in Nigeria which killed 100-200 people?

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Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A city, the state capital of Oyo State, Nigeria.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of ibadan gathered in one view.

noun

A city, the state capital of Oyo State, Nigeria.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for ibadan.

noun

A city, the state capital of Oyo State, Nigeria.

Example sentences

1

The worst-case consequence of an auto accident is, what, the Ibadan tanker truck explosion in Nigeria which killed 100-200 people?

2

She got a contract as part of a team installing a brand-new IBM/360 at the University of Ibadan in Nigeria, her job was to write administration software.

3

Hackers here may be amused to know that through a friend of a friend from University, she heard that IBM had sold a computer to the University of Ibadan in Nigeria.

4

The Nigerian writer Tade Ipadeola wrote on X: "The dust at the Lagos-Ibadan rail station is silica dust.

5

Good day Jezen, I am O'demilade and i reside in Ibadan, Nigeria.

6

It was undermined by civil wars and the rise of the Yoruba city-states, such as Illorin and Ibadan, that were directly involved in the slave trade, to its south.

7

Anecdote: I lived in Ibadan, Nigeria around 1970 or so.

8

Dr Olaleye Kayode, a senior lecturer in African Indigenous Religions at the University of Ibadan, told the BBC that money-making juju rituals - where human body parts mixed with charms makes money spew out of a pot - really work.

9

Nigerian women, especially those who live in Lagos and other large cities (e.g., Abuja, Port Harcourt, Benin City, Ibadan, Kano, Kaduna) are increasingly interested in getting an education, making money and deferring marriage.

Quote examples

1

The Nigerian writer Tade Ipadeola wrote on X: "The dust at the Lagos-Ibadan rail station is silica dust.

Proper noun examples

1

Good day Jezen, I am O'demilade and i reside in Ibadan, Nigeria.

2

It was undermined by civil wars and the rise of the Yoruba city-states, such as Illorin and Ibadan, that were directly involved in the slave trade, to its south.

3

Anecdote: I lived in Ibadan, Nigeria around 1970 or so.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use ibadan in a sentence?

The worst-case consequence of an auto accident is, what, the Ibadan tanker truck explosion in Nigeria which killed 100-200 people?

What does ibadan mean?

A city, the state capital of Oyo State, Nigeria.

What part of speech is ibadan?

ibadan is commonly used as noun.