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. |   |
Togolese [ˌtəʊgəˈliːz]
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(Placename) (Social Science / Peoples) of or relating to Togo or its inhabitants
n
(Social Science / Peoples) a native or inhabitant of Togo
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| Noun | 1. |  Togolese - a native or inhabitant of Togo Togo, Togolese Republic - a republic on the western coast of Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; formerly under French control African - a native or inhabitant of Africa |
| Adj. | 1. |  Togolese - of or relating to the African country of Togo or its people; "the Togolese capital" |
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