Ife

[ ee-fey ]

noun

1. a town in SW Nigeria.
2. a male or female given name: from a Yoruba word meaning “love.”

Ife

/ ˈiːfɪ /

noun

1. a town in W central Nigeria: one of the largest and oldest Yoruba towns; university (1961); centre of the cocoa trade. Pop: 229 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

Several characters, such as Benjamin Clementine’s air-raid warden Ife, are based on real figures.

From Los Angeles Times

He established Nigeria’s first museums in Esie in 1945, Jos in 1952 and Ife in 1955.

From BBC

Established in 1957 – three years before independence - the museum houses objects from across the country, including Ife bronze and terracotta heads, Benin brass plaques and ivories, and Ibibio masks and costumes.

From BBC

That was enough to beat both his guests, Femi and Ife from jazz band Ezra Collective.

From BBC

Femi got three correct results with no exact scores, leaving him with 30 points, while Ife managed five correct results with no exact scores, for a total of 50 points - their average score of 40 points will be used in the guest totals below.

From BBC