Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of southwest Nigeria east of Ibadan. Center of a powerful Yoruba kingdom until the late 1600s, it is an agricultural market with varied industries.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The yew.
- noun A plant of the lily family, Cordyline cylindrica (Sansevieria cylindrica of Bojer).
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Examples
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There are two towns called Ife and Oshogbo, fairly close to each other; both are magical, with a deep history and culture.
In the Frame Helen Mirren 2007
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There are two towns called Ife and Oshogbo, fairly close to each other; both are magical, with a deep history and culture.
In the Frame Helen Mirren 2007
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He said: Mary worked with Wycliffe in Togo since 1989 where she was part of a team translating the New Testament into a language called Ife.
BBC News - Home 2011
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"Ife" sampled dance traditions from West Africa and Cuba, with music that included Art Blakey's drumming and Cuban folk vocals.
Dance review: Ronald K. Brown's Evidence at Harman Hall 2010
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"Ife" wigs, as we afterwards saw, are not uncommon in this country, though perhaps not so common as hair wigs at home.
A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and its tributaries And of the Discovery of Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa, 1858-1864 David Livingstone 1843
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Stone, terra cotta and metal images of royal figures—and some misshapen commoners—populate "Dynasty and Divinity: Ife Art in Ancient Nigeria," a look at the Yoruba city-state of Ife from the 12th to 15th centuries.
Don't Miss 2011
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One recent arrival is Ife Oyedokun, 26, who this month moved to the Austin area from Philadelphia, where he worked as a high school counselor, to be closer to his family.
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Oh yeah I remember ... even though I'm not an alumni of Great Ife ..
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"A few years back I sent a letter about this very subject... and I received an email from the Provincetown Chamber of Commerce, instructing me to get in touch with them and the police if this happens again... well, it has happened again and again," Ife Franklin of Roxbury, MA wrote me.
Irene Monroe: Provincetown's Not Safe for Black Lesbians Irene Monroe 2011
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"A few years back I sent a letter about this very subject... and I received an email from the Provincetown Chamber of Commerce, instructing me to get in touch with them and the police if this happens again... well, it has happened again and again," Ife Franklin of Roxbury, MA wrote me.
Irene Monroe: Provincetown's Not Safe for Black Lesbians Irene Monroe 2011
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