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Lagos

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈleɪgɒs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(lägōs, lāgos)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
La•gos  (lägōs, lāgos),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa seaport in SW Nigeria: former capital. 1,097,000.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Lagos /ˈleɪɡɒs/ n
  1. the former capital and chief port of Nigeria, on the Bight of Benin: first settled in the sixteenth century; a slave market until the nineteenth century; ceded to Britain (1861); university (1962). Pop: 11 135 000 (2005 est)
  2. a state of SW Nigeria. Capital: Ikeja. Pop: 9 013 534 (2006). Area: 3345 sq km (1292 sq miles)
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