Kaduna

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proper noun

A state of Nigeria in the North West geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Kaduna City.

OriginHausa Kaduna →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A state of Nigeria in the North West geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Kaduna City.
  2. The largest city and state capital of Kaduna State, Nigeria.

    It was out of nowhere — we’d been talking about her fishponds and catfish in Kaduna.

    2023, Stephen Buoro, The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa, Bloomsbury Circus, page 137

Origin

  1. HausaKaduna
  2. EnglishKaduna

From Hausa Kaduna.

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Cite this entry
APA

Kaduna. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kaduna

MLA

“Kaduna.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kaduna. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kaduna,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kaduna.

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