A city of southwest Nigeria east-northeast of Ibadan. It was the capital of a Yoruba kingdom from the 17th to the 19th century. Population: 219,000.
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A city of southwest Nigeria east-northeast of Ibadan. It was the capital of a Yoruba kingdom from the 17th to the 19th century. Population: 219,000.
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Iwo (ē'wō), city (1991 est. pop. 320,000), SW Nigeria. It is the trade center for a farm region specializing in cacao. A coffee plantation is located nearby. Iwo was the capital of a Yoruba kingdom (founded in the 17th cent.) that grew rapidly in the 19th cent. by taking in refugees during the Yoruba civil wars.
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The noun has one meaning:
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a bloody and prolonged operation in which American marines landed and defeated Japanese defenders (February and March 1945)
Synonyms: Iwo Jima, invasion of Iwo
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- Iwo Jima, a small island in Japan, site of the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II.
- Iwo, Nigeria, a city in Nigeria.
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