"Igbo" meaning in English

See Igbo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈiːbəʊ/ [UK], /ˈiboʊ/ [US], /ˈiɡ.boʊ/ [US] Forms: Igbos [plural], Igbo [plural]
Rhymes: -iːbəʊ Etymology: From Igbo Ìgbò. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ig|Ìgbò}} Igbo Ìgbò Head templates: {{en-noun|s|Igbo}} Igbo (plural Igbos or Igbo)
  1. A member of a people of southeast Nigeria. Translations (a member of the Igbo people): իբո (ibo) (Armenian), ibo [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), igbo [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), и́гбо (ígbo) (Russian), и́бо (íbo) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Igbo-en-name-ZQaM-9z-

Proper name

IPA: /ˈiːbəʊ/ [UK], /ˈiboʊ/ [US], /ˈiɡ.boʊ/ [US]
Rhymes: -iːbəʊ Etymology: From Igbo Ìgbò. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ig|Ìgbò}} Igbo Ìgbò Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Igbo
  1. The language spoken by the Igbo people and elsewhere in southern Nigeria. Categories (topical): Ethnonyms, Languages, People Synonyms: Ibo Translations (language spoken by Igbo people): իբո (ibo) (Armenian), 伊博語 (Chinese Mandarin), 伊博语 (Yībóyǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), 伊格柏語 (Chinese Mandarin), 伊格柏语 (Yīgébóyǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), igbo (Finnish), igbo (French), ibo (French), asụsụ Ndi Igbo (Igbo), Íogbóis [feminine] (Irish), イボ語 (Ibo-go) (Japanese), イグボ語 (Igubo-go) (Japanese), ibo [masculine] (Portuguese), igbo [masculine] (Portuguese), и́гбо (ígbo) [masculine] (Russian), и́бо (íbo) [masculine] (Russian), Kiigbo (Swahili), igbo (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Igbo-en-name-Rg8Ot2Nb Disambiguation of Ethnonyms: 24 76 Disambiguation of Languages: 8 92 Disambiguation of People: 42 58 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 91

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Alternative forms

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