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kat·si·na

(kə-chē′nə, kət-sē′-)

Variant of kachina.

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Katsina

(kætˈsiːnə)

1. (Placename) a state of N Nigeria. Capital: Katsina. Pop: 5 792 578 (2006). Area: 24 192 sq km (9341 sq miles)

2. (Placename) a city in N Nigeria, in Katsina state: a major intellectual and cultural centre of the Hausa people (16th–18th centuries). Pop: 530 000 (2005 est)

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Katsina - a city in northern Nigeria; a major center of the Hausa people

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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