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  1. Abuja
    capital of Nigeria in the center of the country
    The nation's capital was moved from Lagos, the country's largest city, to Abuja on 12 December 1991.
  2. Hausa
    a member of a people living chiefly in northern Nigeria
    The dry, open grasslands of the savanna make cereal farming and herding a way of life for the Hausa and the Fulani.
  3. Yoruba
    a member of a West African people living chiefly in southwestern Nigeria
    The wet tropical forests to the south are good for farming fruits and vegetables—main income producers for the Yoruba, Igbo, and others in this area.
  4. Gulf of Guinea
    a gulf off the southwest coast of Africa
    Nigeria is in West Africa, along the eastern coast of the Gulf of Guinea, and just north of the equator.
  5. West Africa
    an area of western Africa between the Sahara Desert and the Gulf of Guinea
    Nigeria is in West Africa, along the eastern coast of the Gulf of Guinea, and just north of the equator.
  6. ethnic
    distinctive of the ways of living of a group of people
    The small ethnic groups living along the coast, such as the Ijaw and the Kalabari, are forced to keep their villages small due to lack of dry land.
  7. infrastructure
    the basic features of a system or organization
    While Abuja is the official capital, its lack of adequate infrastructure means that Lagos remains the financial, commercial, and diplomatic center of the country



  8. farming
    the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
    The dry, open grasslands of the savanna make cereal farming and herding a way of life for the Hausa and the Fulani.
  9. lagoon
    a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef
    Living among creeks, lagoons, and salt marshes makes fishing and the salt trade part of everyday life in the area.
  10. creek
    a natural stream of water smaller than a river
    Living among creeks, lagoons, and salt marshes makes fishing and the salt trade part of everyday life in the area.
  11. capital
    a large alphabetic character used in writing or printing
    The nation's capital was moved from Lagos, the country's largest city, to Abuja on 12 December 1991.
  12. federal
    of a government with central and regional authorities
    Abuja is in a federal territory that is not part of any state.
  13. financial
    involving fiscal matters
    While Abuja is the official capital, its lack of adequate infrastructure means that Lagos remains the financial, commercial, and diplomatic center of the country



  14. territory
    a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
    Abuja is in a federal territory that is not part of any state.
  15. state
    the way something is with respect to its main attributes
    Politically, Nigeria is divided into thirty-six states.
  16. nation
    a politically organized body of people under a government
    The nation's capital was moved from Lagos, the country's largest city, to Abuja on 12 December 1991.
Created on 三月 10, 2011

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