Sokoto

See also: ŝokoto

English

Etymology

From Hausa Sakkwato.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: So‧ko‧to

Proper noun

Sokoto

  1. A state of Nigeria in the North West geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Sokoto City.
    • 2023, Stephen Buoro, The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa, Bloomsbury Circus, page 130:
      It rains almost everywhere, even in Sokoto, where you can practically smell the Sahara.
  2. A city, the state capital of Sokoto State, Nigeria.
  3. (historical) A former caliphate in West Africa centred on the city of Sokoto; extant from 1804 to 1903.

Anagrams

Yoruba

Etymology

From Hausa Sakkwato, said to ultimately be from Arabic ⁧سُوق⁩ (sūq)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /só.kó.tó/

Proper noun

Sókótó

  1. (historical) the Sokoto Caliphate
  2. A state of Nigeria in the North West geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Sokoto.
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