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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of southwest Nigeria north of Lagos. It is a trade center in an agricultural region.
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- proper noun A city in Southwest
Nigeria .
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Examples
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After some time it was told him dat a great many people go to a place called Abeokuta, and dat dere day built town, and let no slave-takers come near them, so my fader go there, and we live there, and work and grow rich, and many more people come, and we not fear any of our enemies.
The African Trader The Adventures of Harry Bayford William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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His tracking of Cash Seed took him to Abeokuta, which is where their own head office resides (coalition?), but with most of their agents in Ibadan.
Self-Motivation, Personal Growth and Entrepreneurship Development on DeoluAkinyemi.com 2009
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SmithInAfrica: Night ride from Abeokuta: battered and scratched vans, motorbikes with multiple passengers, constant rasp of horns, glow of lone lightbulbs.
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SmithInAfrica: Night ride from Abeokuta: battered and scratched vans, motorbikes with multiple passengers, constant rasp of horns, glow of lone lightbulbs.
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SmithInAfrica: Night ride from Abeokuta: battered and scratched vans, motorbikes with multiple passengers, constant rasp of horns, glow of lone lightbulbs.
Laurent Gbagbo has put Ivory Coast on a precarious path | Chika Unigwe 2010
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He sat down with NEWSWEEK's Jerry Guo in his hometown, Abeokuta, to talk about the future of his country — Africa's most populous — and the continent.
Nigeria’s Big Man 2010
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Even now, Atiku's men are vehemently denying that the Abeokuta visit was prelude to Atiku's return to the PDP.
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Since the Abeokuta reconciliation surprise, Obasanjo has also met with Ibrahim Babangida, another top contender for the presidency from the North.
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Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti was born in Abeokuta, Nigeria in 1938 to a wealthy family.
Modiba: FELA! Pumps New Life Into the Legacy of Fela Anikulapo Kuti 2009
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His recent visit to former President Olusegun Obasanjo, in Abeokuta has since opened the floodgates of speculations on the massive canvas of succession to Aso Rock in 2011.
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