N'Djamena

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See also: Ndjamena and N'Djaména

English

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /ənd͡ʒɑːˈmeɪnɑː/

Proper noun

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N'Djamena

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

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Afrikaans

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Proper noun

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N'Djamena

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

Czech

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N'Djamena f

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

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French

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Etymology

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Proper noun

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N’Djamena f

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

Portuguese

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Proper noun

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N'Djamena f

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