Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- The capital and largest city of Burkina Faso, in the central part of the country. It was founded in the late 11th century and is today a trade and distribution center.
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- proper noun The capital of
Burkina Faso .
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Examples
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African diplomats arrive to cement Guinea deal diplomats descended on Burkina Faso on Saturday to ensure a deal is sealed calling for Guinea's injured leader to step down and for his country OUAGADOUGOU: Guinea's junta chief Moussa Dadis Camara, injured in an assassination attempt, is recuperating in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso's foreign ministry said Wednesday.
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African diplomats arrive to cement Guinea deal diplomats descended on Burkina Faso on Saturday to ensure a deal is sealed calling for Guinea's injured leader to step down and for his country OUAGADOUGOU: Guinea's junta chief Moussa Dadis Camara, injured in an assassination attempt, is recuperating in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso's foreign ministry said Wednesday.
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Emergences, an open-air venue run by three cheerful workaholics in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, plays mostly commercial Hollywood product like Cellular and Titanic.
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"Africa's biggest film festival has opened in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkino Faso, showcasing some of the best films from across the continent," reports the BBC.
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The Belgian Red Cross 'Rosine Jourdain said that "bridges and dams have been destroyed, the main hospital in Ouagadougou which is close to a dam was inundated and some patients including about 60 children were evacuated.
Formae Mentis NGO™ 2009
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On Sunday, the Ouagadougou Convention Center, an ornate complex that Gadhafi frequently used for international summits, lay in ruins.
Anti-Gadhafi Fighters Make Gains in Sirte Associated Press 2011
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Many in the capital, Ouagadougou, expressed support for the government's actions.
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That´s cute Tashby especially that part about the parking lot at Super Lake, the most dangerous place in Mexico or even in Ouagadougou.
Safety in lakeside 2009
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On Mr. Friesen's desk lies a map of West Africa, dotted with capitals the Canadian struggles to pronounce, like Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso.
West African Skies Beckon More Carriers Drew Hinshaw 2011
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Associated Press Libyan revolutionary fighters attack pro-Gadhafi forces beside the Ouagadougou conference center of Sirte, Libya on Sunday.
Anti-Gadhafi Fighters Make Gains in Sirte Associated Press 2011
oroboros commented on the word Ouagadougou
You've gotta love the flow of this word. My gullfren Ouagadougou Lulu loves to watch Zulus do the Hula.
January 23, 2010