Kano

[ kah-noh ]

noun

1. a city in N Nigeria.

Kano

/ ˈkeɪnəʊ; ˈkɑːnəʊ /

noun

1. a state of N Nigeria: consists of wooded savanna in the south and scrub vegetation in the north. Capital: Kano. Pop: 9 383 682 (2006). Area: 20 131 sq km (7773 sq miles)
2. a city in N Nigeria, capital of Kano state: transport and market centre. Pop: 674 100 (1996 est)

Example Sentences

Interestingly, the device was created in tandem with Kano, a London-based startup known for a different kind of STEM product.

From TechCrunch

In the trailer, Kano holds a beating heart of a beast and cackles to himself “Kano wins!”

From Washington Post

His acting chops were put to full use in his performance as Kano.

From Washington Post

The Windows-based plug-in-the-bits-and-play Kano PC is aimed at parents who want to set their child on the path to STEM learning in a more mainstream computing environment.

From TechCrunch

Kano touts the PC as capable of running “thousands” of applications.

From TechCrunch

On Wednesday, two young female suicide bombers detonated in a crowded market in Kano State.

From The Daily Beast

Tokyo might fall under the blight of progress, but Kano would hold to the traditions of his race.

From Project Gutenberg

Behind the Kano cottage the rise of ground for twenty yards was of a grade scarcely perceptible to the eye.

From Project Gutenberg

Kano's transient flowers were grown, for the most part in pots, and these his daughter Um-ko loved to tend.

From Project Gutenberg

Kano heard a man's deep tones, Mata's thin voice answering an enquiry, and then the soft murmur of Um's words.

From Project Gutenberg

Kano pensively lifted a plum upon the point of a toothpick and began nibbling at its wrinkled skin.

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