English Explanatory Dictionary

Sokoto

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A state of Nigeria in the North West geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Sokoto City.
  2. A city, the state capital of Sokoto State, Nigeria.
  3. A former caliphate in West Africa centred on the city of Sokoto; extant from 1804 to 1903.

Word forms

Sokoto

Etymology

From Hausa Sakkwato.

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