English Explanatory Dictionary

N'Djamena

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The capital city of Chad.

Pronunciation

/ən.dʒɑːˈmeɪ.nɑː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-N'Djamena.wav

Word forms

N'Djamena

Etymology

Borrowed from French N'Djaména, from the Arabic name of a nearby village نِجَامِينَا (nijāmīnā, “place of rest”). Renamed from Fort-Lamy on 6 April 1973 by President François Tombalbaye, as part of his authenticité program of Africanization.

Synonyms

Fort-Lamy
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