IFE

Meaning of IFE in English

ˈēfə noun

( -s )

Etymology: Portuguese, from native name in Angola

: a tropical African bowstring hemp ( Sansevieria cylindrica ) the cylindrical leaves of which yield a strong cordage fiber

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

IFE — geographical name city SW Nigeria NE of Ibadan population 209,100
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
IFE — /ee"fay/ , n. 1. a town in SW Nigeria. 176,000. 2. a male or female given name: from a Yoruba …
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IFE — geographical name city SW Nigeria NE of Ibadan population 209,100
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IFE — I Ife family name BrE AmE aɪf II Ife place in Nigeria BrE AmE ˈiː feɪ —Yoruba [ i fe …
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IFE — [African] The Yoruba word for the earth, name by the creator Obatala.
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IFE — г. Ифе
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IFE — (n) Ифе
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IFE — г. Ифе
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IFE — Pronunciation: ' ē -( ˌ )f ā Function: geographical name city SW Nigeria NE of Ibadan pop 209,100
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ILE-IFE — also called Ife, or Ife-lodun, town, Osun state, southwestern Nigeria. The town lies at the intersection of roads from Ibadan …
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YORUBALAND — Area of western Africa, in present-day Nigeria. It once comprised several states headed by individual Yoruba kings. It flourished for …
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IBADAN — City (pop., 1991: 1,835,300), southwestern Nigeria. Situated northeast of Lagos , it is the nation's second largest city. First settled …
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BOWSTRING HEMP — noun 1. : any of various Asiatic and African plants of the genus Sansevieria — see african bowstring hemp , …
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OYO — state, western Nigeria. Oyo was reduced in size when Osun state was created out of its eastern portion in 1991. …
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OSUN — state, western Nigeria. Osun state was created in 1991 from the eastern third of Oyo state. It is bounded by …
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NIGERIA — officially Federal Republic of Nigeria country situated on the southern coast of western Africa, extending about 650 miles (1,050 km) …
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ILESHA — town, Osun state, southwestern Nigeria. It lies in the Yoruba Hills and at the intersection of roads from Ile-Ife, Oshogbo, …
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