Maiduguri

[ mahy-doo-goo-ree ]

noun

1. a city in NE Nigeria.

Maiduguri

/ ˌmaɪdʊˈɡuːrɪ /

noun

1. a city in NE Nigeria, capital of Bornu State; agricultural trade centre. Pop: 828 000 (2005 est) Also calledYerwa-Maiduguri

Example Sentences

The Nigerian authorities say more than 270 inmates are now known to be missing after escaping from custody when severe flooding damaged a prison in the north-eastern city of Maiduguri.

From BBC

The family, who live south of the city of Maiduguri near the Alau Dam, were asleep when their house began filling with water in the early hours of Tuesday.

From BBC

Videos of some of the creatures on the streets of the state capital, Maiduguri, have been widely shared on social media.

From BBC

However, the curfew was imposed on Thursday after protesters began marching in Borno's state capital, Maiduguri.

From BBC

“If she hadn’t shouted that, we would have all escaped,” Ms. Dauda said in a series of interviews this past week in the city of Maiduguri, the birthplace of Boko Haram’s violent insurgency.

From New York Times