To·go (t  g ) A country of western Africa on the Gulf of Guinea. Situated between the Dahomey and Ashanti kingdoms, the region was held by Denmark in the 18th century and became the German protectorate of Togoland in 1884. The territory forming present-day Togo was administered as French Togoland from 1922 to 1960, when it achieved independence as a republic. Lomé is the capital and the largest city. Population: 5,700,000. To go·lese (-l z, -ls) adj. & n. |   |
Togo [ˈtəʊgəʊ]
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(Placename) a republic in West Africa, on the Gulf of Guinea: became French Togoland (a League of Nations mandate) after the division of German Togoland in 1922; independent since 1960. Official language: French. Religion: animist majority. Currency: franc. Capital: Lomé. Pop.: 5 153 000 (2001 est.). Area: 56 700 sq. km (20 900 sq. miles)
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(Biographies / Togo, Heihachiro (1847-1934) M, Japanese, MILITARY: admiral) Marquis Heihachiro (ˌheɪhɑːˈtʃiːrəʊ). 1847-1934, Japanese admiral, who commanded the Japanese fleet in the war with Russia (1904-05)
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| Noun | 1. |  Togo - a republic on the western coast of Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; formerly under French controlcapital of Togo, Lome - capital and largest city of Togo; located in the south on the Gulf of Guinea Africa - the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean Ewe - a member of a people living in southern Benin and Togo and southeastern Ghana Togolese - a native or inhabitant of Togo |
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