lagos
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 6
- Words With Friends
- 8
- Letters
- 5
/ˈleɪɡɒs/
(UK)
Definition of lagos
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
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The largest city and former capital of Nigeria, in Lagos State.
“‘Lagos is just a noise-making place with too much light and glass.’”
““Covid has ramped up the level of work we do because hospitals are too busy,” he told CNN over the phone from his home in Lagos, Nigeria’s biggest city.”
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name
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The largest city and former capital of Nigeria, in Lagos State.
“‘Lagos is just a noise-making place with too much light and glass.’”
““Covid has ramped up the level of work we do because hospitals are too busy,” he told CNN over the phone from his home in Lagos, Nigeria’s biggest city.”
- A state of Nigeria in the South West geopolitical zone. Capital: Ikeja. Largest city: Lagos City.
- A city and municipality of Faro district, Portugal.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese Lagos (literally “lakes”). Piecewise doublet of Lakes.
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