Sokoto

So·ko·to
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proper noun

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

OriginHausa Sakkwato →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A state of Nigeria in the North West geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Sokoto City.

    It rains almost everywhere, even in Sokoto, where you can practically smell the Sahara.

    2023, Stephen Buoro, The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa, Bloomsbury Circus, page 130
  2. A city, the state capital of Sokoto State, Nigeria.
  3. historicalA former caliphate in West Africa centred on the city of Sokoto; extant from 1804 to 1903.

Origin

  1. HausaSakkwato
  2. EnglishSokoto

From Hausa Sakkwato.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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