Etymology

Lomé

Today it means: The capital city of Togo. Full definition →

French Lomé ← Ewe alotimé
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  1. Ewe · derived fromalotimé“in the middle of the alo plants”
  2. French · borrowed fromLomé
  3. English todayLomé

From French Lomé, from Ewe alotimé (“in the middle of the alo plants”).

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