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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of southwest Nigeria north-northeast of Lagos. Capital of a Yoruba kingdom c. 1800, it was taken by the Fulani in 1825 and came under British control in 1893. It is now an agricultural and commercial center.
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Examples
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I broke my journey in Ilorin to meet up with my friend Denise who wanted to come with me.
Meeting Oshun Sharon Bakar 2005
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I broke my journey in Ilorin to meet up with my friend Denise who wanted to come with me.
Archive 2005-04-01 Sharon Bakar 2005
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The 10 qualifiers have been grouped into four centres namely Ilorin, Port Harcourt, Kano and Enugu, according to Akinwale.
Vanguard emekaaginam 2010
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Saraki, while receiving one of the National chairmanship aspirants at his Ilorin home, noted that the PDP needed surgical operation to rid it of divisive forces.
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They are quicker to tell you in Ilorin to go to your branch in Onitsha in order to cash your cheque as if it is your fault in the first place that their network is not working.
Modest proposals on sale of National Theatre Winner of the Prince Claus Award 2006 2007
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They are quicker to tell you in Ilorin to go to your branch in Onitsha in order to cash your cheque as if it is your fault in the first place that their network is not working.
Archive 2007-08-01 Winner of the Prince Claus Award 2006 2007
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Coetzee is one of 13 white Zimbabwe commercial farmers who accepted an offer to resettle in Shonga, some 110 kilometres (70 miles) north of Ilorin, the capital of central state of Kwara where they began farming in June last year.
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Governor Bukola Saraki of the west-central state of Kwara flagged off the first phase of the programme on Friday at Shonga, some 110 kilometres (69 miles) north of the state capital Ilorin, expressing high admiration for the Zimbabweans.
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The Zimbaweans arrived in the state's capital Ilorin on
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Ilorin has been identified as a hotbed for cult riots.
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