Benue
Americannoun
noun
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a state of SE Nigeria. Capital: Makurdi. Pop: 4 219 244 (2006). Area: 34 059 sq km (13 150 sq miles)
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a river in W Africa, rising in N Cameroon and flowing west across Nigeria: chief tributary of the River Niger. Length: 1400 km (870 miles)
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Settling around the confluence of the Benue and Niger Rivers in present-day Nigeria, the Nok initially used iron to fashion jewelry.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
Votes were being cast in Benue, Adamawa and Bayelsa states, while ballots were being tallied in places where voting was complete with preliminary results expected as early as Sunday evening, election observers said.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 26, 2023
He recently learned a friend’s home had been submerged in Benue state in floods that displaced more than 100,000 people and destroyed 140,000 hectares of farmland.
From New York Times • Nov. 6, 2022
As Africa's biggest economy grappled with the devastation, neighbouring Cameroon opened its Lagdo Dam, to ease the water pressure on its side of the border along the Benue River.
From BBC • Oct. 30, 2022
Benue was a kindly, solitary man, one of those rare people whose daemon was the same sex as himself.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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