What does "abuja" mean?

The capital city of Nigeria; lying in the Federal Capital Territory in the North Central geopolitical zone.

How do you pronounce "abuja"?

Pronounced //əˈbuːd͡ʒə//.

Common synonyms include: administrative capital, capital city, capital region, capital territory, federal district, seat of government.

/əˈbuːd͡ʒə/ name

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Proper Noun

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The capital city of Nigeria; lying in the Federal Capital Territory in the North Central geopolitical zone.
"Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city, rises out of the Sahel like a modernist apparition. The avenues are clean and broad, and the government buildings are imposing, with that soulless and vaguely fascistic air common to capital cities from Washington, D.C., to Brasília."

"Abuja is the capital of Nigeria."