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Ig·bo

(ĭg′bō) also I·bo (ē′bō)

n. pl. Igbo or Ig·bos also Ibo or I·bos

1. A member of a people inhabiting southeast Nigeria.

2. The Benue-Congo language of the Igbo.

Igbo

(ˈiːbəʊ)

n, pl -bo or -bos

1. (Languages) a variant spelling of Ibo

2. (Peoples) a variant spelling of Ibo

I•bo

(ˈi boʊ)

n., pl. I•bos, (esp. collectively) I•bo.

1. a member of an African people of SE Nigeria, living mainly N and NE of the Niger River delta.

2. the Kwa language of the Ibo.

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Igbo - a member of the largest ethnic group in southeastern Nigeria; "most Igbo are farmers"

ethnic group, ethnos - people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture

Nigerian - a native or inhabitant of Nigeria

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