Meanings
proper noun
alternative Calabari · alternative Calbari · alternative Callabar · alternative Kalabar · alternative Kalabari
- The largest city and state capital of Cross River State, Nigeria.
The Presbyterian Church of Scotland had established missions in Calabar in 1846, thirty years before Mary [Slessor] arrived.
2025 November 25, Segun Dukeh, “Who Stopped the Killing of Twins in Nigeria?”, in The Guardian
Cite this entry
APA
Calabar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Calabar
MLA
“Calabar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Calabar. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Calabar,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Calabar.
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