Iwo

[ ee-woh ]

noun

1. a city in SW Nigeria.

Iwo

/ ˈiːwəʊ /

noun

1. a city in SW Nigeria. Pop: 479 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

A World War II Navy veteran who witnessed the raising of the U.S. flag at Iwo Jima died while traveling to France to participate in an event commemorating D-Day, a veterans organization said.

From New York Times

Ira Hayes, who helped raised the U.S. flag on Iwo Jima.

From Los Angeles Times

He added that the new island, half a mile off the southern coast of the island of Iwo Jima, had already shrunk because its “crumbly” formation made it vulnerable to erosion.

From BBC

No injuries or damages have been reported on Iwo Jima, hundreds of miles from Tokyo in the Pacific Ocean, since the ongoing eruption began.

From New York Times

His father was a Marine who fought at Iwo Jima, his mother served as a nurse.

From Seattle Times