Kaduna
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Proper noun
[edit]Kaduna
- A state of Nigeria in the North West geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Kaduna City.
- The largest city and state capital of Kaduna State, Nigeria.
- 2023, Stephen Buoro, The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa, Bloomsbury Circus, page 137:
- It was out of nowhere — we’d been talking about her fishponds and catfish in Kaduna.
Fula
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[edit]Kaduna
Hausa
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[edit]From kadunnā̀, an obsolete plural of kadā (“crocodile”).
Pronunciation
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[edit]Kadunā̀ m
- Kaduna (a state of Nigeria in the North West geopolitical zone)
- Kaduna (a city, the state capital of Kaduna State, Nigeria)
Yoruba
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[edit]From English Kaduna, ultimately from an obsolete plural of Hausa kadā (“crocodile”)
Pronunciation
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[edit]Kàdúná
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- en:Kaduna State, Nigeria
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- en:Places in Nigeria
- en:Cities in Kaduna State, Nigeria
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- en:State capitals of Nigeria
- en:Places in Kaduna State, Nigeria
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- ff:Kaduna State, Nigeria
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- ha:Kaduna State, Nigeria
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- ha:State capitals of Nigeria
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- yo:Kaduna State, Nigeria
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- yo:State capitals of Nigeria
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