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Maiduguri

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Mai·du·gu·ri  (m-dg-r)
A city of northeast Nigeria east of Kano. It is a leather-processing center. Population: 1,110,000.
Maiduguri [ˌmaɪdʊˈguːrɪ]
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(Placename) a city in NE Nigeria, capital of Bornu State; agricultural trade centre. Pop.: 320 000 (1996 est.) Also called Yerwa-Maiduguri
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Noun1.Maiduguri - a city in northeastern NigeriaMaiduguri - a city in northeastern Nigeria; an agricultural trading center
Yerwa-Maiduguri
Federal Republic of Nigeria, Nigeria - a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; gained independence from Britain in 1960; most populous African country
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