Igbo
Americannoun
plural
Igbos,plural
Igbonoun
Example Sentences
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Many Igbo people continue to feel that they are marginalised by the Nigerian state however, it is not clear how many are in favour of independence.
From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025
In the top eight he had three Hausas, two Kanuris, one Igbo, one Yoruba and one Nupe.
From BBC • May 26, 2025
Goodluck Jonathan – who served from 2010 to 2015 – had a relatively balanced team of two ethnic Fulanis, two Hausas, one Atyap, one Igbo, one Yoruba and one Calabar.
From BBC • May 26, 2025
The company’s name melds their two cultures — David is of Yoruba and Igbo descent, and Jessica is Anglo-Saxon.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2025
I realized then that Jaja had been tapping his feet to the beat of an Igbo song that Aunty Ifeoma and my cousins sang at evening rosary.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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