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N'djamena

//ən.dʒɑːˈmeɪ.nɑː// name

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  1. 1
    The capital city of Chad.

Etymology

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

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