Sokoto

[ soh-koh-toh, soh-koh-toh, suh-koh-toh ]

noun

1. a state in NW Nigeria; formerly a sultanate and province; empire in the 19th century. 57,560 sq. mi. (149,066 sq. km).
2. a city in and the capital of this state.

Sokoto

/ ˈsəʊkəˌtəʊ /

noun

1. a state of NW Nigeria. Capital: Sokoto. Pop: 3 696 999 (2006). Area: 25 973 sq km (10 028 sq miles)
2. a town in NW Nigeria, capital of Sokoto state: capital of the Fulah Empire in the 19th century; Muslim place of pilgrimage. Pop: 444 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

To the south, the British were supposed to control "all that properly belongs to the kingdom of Sokoto."

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Say is directly west of Sokoto, and you can easily find Lake Chad on your map, for it is a very large lake.

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The sultan, however, detained him, and being seized with dysentery he died near Sokoto on the 13th of April 1827.

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The emir was appointed under British authority after the conquest of Sokoto in 1903.

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The third returned from Sokoto, and had about the same number of slaves and camels as the second.

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