Cross River

Meanings

proper noun

A river in Nigeria and Cameroon.
A state of Nigeria in the South South geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Calabar.
The Efik people of Calabar, along with several other ethnic groups in the Cross River region, believed that twins were an evil omen.
2025 November 25, Segun Dukeh, “Who Stopped the Killing of Twins in Nigeria?”, in The Guardian
A hamlet in the town of Lewisboro, Westchester County, New York, United States, by a river with the same name.

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