N'Djamena

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See also: Ndjamena and N'Djaména

English

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Etymology

Renamed from Fort-Lamy on April 6, 1973 by President François Tombalbaye, after the Arabic name of a nearby village, نِجَامِينَا (nijāmīnā), meaning “place of rest”, as part of his authenticité program of Africanization.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ənd͡ʒɑːˈmeɪnɑː/

Proper noun

N'Djamena

  1. The capital city of Chad, located at the Chari river opposite Kousséri, Cameroon.

Synonyms

Translations

Afrikaans

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Alternative forms

Proper noun

N'Djamena

  1. N'Djamena (the capital city of Chad)

Czech

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

N'Djamena f

  1. N'Djamena (the capital city of Chad)

Declension

Declension of N'Djamena (sg-only hard feminine)
singular
nominative N'Djamena
genitive N'Djameny
dative N'Djameně
accusative N'Djamenu
vocative N'Djameno
locative N'Djameně
instrumental N'Djamenou

French

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Alternative forms

Etymology

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Proper noun

N’Djamena f

  1. N'Djamena (the capital city of Chad)
    Holonym: Tchad
    Synonym: (historical) Fort-Lamy

Portuguese

Proper noun

N'Djamena f

  1. N'Djamena (the capital city of Chad)
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