Yorubaland
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 The homeland of the Yoruba people in the countries of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo in West Africa.
"The bold little ships even broke through the Gates of Hercules to the open ocean, coasting then northward to take the gold of Ireland and the tin of Cornwall, as well as southward, around the bulge of Senegal, to remote Yorubaland and the distant marts of ivory, gold, and slaves."
Example
More examples"The bold little ships even broke through the Gates of Hercules to the open ocean, coasting then northward to take the gold of Ireland and the tin of Cornwall, as well as southward, around the bulge of Senegal, to remote Yorubaland and the distant marts of ivory, gold, and slaves."
Etymology
From Yoruba + -land.
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