Enugu

[ ey-noo-goo ]

noun

1. a city in SE Nigeria.

Enugu

/ ɛˈnuːɡuː /

noun

1. a state of S Nigeria. Capital: Enugu. Pop: 3 257 298 (2006). Area: 7161 sq km (2765 sq miles)
2. a city in S Nigeria, capital of Enugu state: capital of the former Eastern region and of the breakaway state of Biafra during the Civil War (1967–70): coal-mining. Pop: 549 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

“Murray came to my flat in Enugu and carted things off both to the museum in Lagos, and also to the museum in Oron.”

From BBC

Born on 17 October 1961, the actor hailed from the south-eastern Enugu state, which has produced a long list of Nollywood stars.

From BBC

He spent the first several minutes of the two-hour exam, taken at a centre in the south-eastern state of Enugu, struggling to find his way around the screen.

From BBC

Christian had known in advance that the exam would require him to use a computer, but his state-run school in the Enugu town of Ngwo had none.

From BBC

Born in Enugu in south-eastern Nigeria, Onoh comes from the Igbo community.

From BBC