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LAGOS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Lagos mean?
• LAGOS (noun)
The noun LAGOS has 1 sense:
1. chief port and economic center of Nigeria; located in southwestern Nigeria on the Gulf of Guinea; former capital of Nigeria
Familiarity information: LAGOS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Chief port and economic center of Nigeria; located in southwestern Nigeria on the Gulf of Guinea; former capital of Nigeria
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)
Holonyms ("Lagos" is a part of...):
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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