"N'Djamena" meaning in English

See N'Djamena in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ənd͡ʒɑːˈmeɪnɑː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-N'Djamena.wav
Etymology: Renamed from Fort-Lamy on April 6, 1973 by President François Tombalbaye, after the Arabic name of a nearby village, نِجَامِينَا (nijāmīnā), meaning “place of rest”, as part of his authenticité program of Africanization. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} N'Djamena
  1. The capital city of Chad, located at the Chari river opposite Kousséri, Cameroon. Wikipedia link: François Tombalbaye, N'Djamena Categories (place): Cities in Chad, Places in Chad Synonyms (former name): Fort-Lamy Translations (capital city of Chad): N'Djamena (Afrikaans), Ndjamena (Afrikaans), نِجَامِينَا (nijāmīnā) [feminine] (Arabic), إِنْجَامِينَا (ʔinjāmīnā) [feminine] (Arabic), Նջամենա (Nǰamena) (Armenian), Xamena (Asturian), Нджаме́на (Ndžamjéna) [feminine] (Belarusian), Нджамэ́на (Ndžaména) [feminine] (Belarusian), 恩賈梅納 /恩贾梅纳 (Ēnjiǎméinà) (Chinese Mandarin), N'Djamena (Czech), N'Djamena (Danish), N'Djamena [neuter] (Dutch), Ndjamena [neuter] (Dutch), Nĵameno (Esperanto), Anzamena (Farefare), N’Djamena (Finnish), N’Djamena [feminine] (French), N’Djaména [feminine] (French), Ndjamena [feminine] (French), N'Djamena [neuter] (German), N'Djamena [feminine] (Italian), ンジャメナ (Njamena) (Japanese), エンジャメナ (Enjamena) (Japanese), 은자메나 (Eunjamena) (Korean), Ndžamena [feminine] (Lithuanian), Ndżamena [feminine] (Polish), N'Djamena [feminine] (Portuguese), Jamena [feminine] (Portuguese), Нджаме́на (Ndžaména) [feminine] (Russian), Yamena [feminine] (Spanish), Encemine (Turkish), Нджаме́на (Ndžaména) [feminine] (Ukrainian), Nơ-gia-mê-na (Vietnamese)
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      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "capital city of Chad",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Ndžamena"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "capital city of Chad",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Ndżamena"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "capital city of Chad",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "N'Djamena"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "capital city of Chad",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Jamena"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Ndžaména",
      "sense": "capital city of Chad",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Нджаме́на"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "capital city of Chad",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Yamena"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "capital city of Chad",
      "word": "Encemine"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Ndžaména",
      "sense": "capital city of Chad",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Нджаме́на"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "capital city of Chad",
      "word": "Nơ-gia-mê-na"
    }
  ],
  "word": "N'Djamena"
}

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  "msg": "more than one value in \"roman\": taraškievica vs. Ndžaména",
  "path": [
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  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "proper noun",
  "title": "N'Djamena",
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}

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