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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of northeast Nigeria east of Kano. It is a leather-processing center.

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  • proper noun A large city in Nigeria

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  • noun a city in northeastern Nigeria; an agricultural trading center

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Examples

  • The General Hospital in Maiduguri was built in 2006 but the state government refused to open it until the president came to cut the ribbon.

    Archive 2008-02-01 2008

  • "We're willing to carry on the strike for as long as it takes for the government to rescind its decision on the removal of the subsidy," one protester said in the remote northeastern city of Maiduguri, which is also plagued by an Islamist insurgency and where the government Thursday imposed a curfew from 6 p.m.

    Reuters: Press Release 2012

  • "We're willing to carry on the strike for as long as it takes for the government to rescind its decision on the removal of the subsidy," one protester said in the remote northeastern city of Maiduguri, which is also plagued by an Islamist insurgency and where the government Thursday imposed a curfew from 6 p.m.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2012

  • Police say Easter Sunday bomb blasts in the city of Maiduguri that killed three people and wounded 14 were the work of the Islamic group Boko Haram, which has been fighting for the past two years to establish an Islamic state in northern Nigeria.

    Polling Underway in Nigeria 2011

  • There were three more bombs in Maiduguri Tuesday, but police say there were no casualties.

    Polling Underway in Nigeria 2011

  • Last Tuesday, a special unit of the country's armed forces began door-to-door inspections to find and seize weapons in Maiduguri, a city that serves as Boko Haram's base.

    Islamists Kill Dozens in Nigeria Drew Hinshaw 2011

  • April 9: Members of Boko Haram burn down a hotel in Maiduguri.

    Islamists Kill Dozens in Nigeria Drew Hinshaw 2011

  • But now, a year later, Maiduguri and surrounding villages again live in fear of the group.

    Nigeria Muslim sect claims candidate killing 2011

  • There were three more bombs in Maiduguri Tuesday, but police say there were no casualties.

    Polling Underway in Nigeria 2011

  • Police say Easter Sunday bomb blasts in the city of Maiduguri that killed three people and wounded 14 were the work of the Islamic group Boko Haram, which has been fighting for the past two years to establish an Islamic state in northern Nigeria.

    Polling Underway in Nigeria 2011

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