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Lagos

la·gos

UK/ˈleɪɡɒs/ US/ˈleɪɡɔs/ uncommon

noun

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chief port and economic center of Nigeria; located in southwestern Nigeria on the Gulf of Guinea; former capital of Nigeria

Origin

Borrowed from Portuguese Lagos, either from lagos (literally “lakes”) or after the Portuguese city. Piecewise doublet of Lakes.

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