Calabar


a river in SE Nigeria. About 70 miles (113 km) long.
a seaport near the mouth of this river.
Historical Examples

The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Thomas Clarkson
Heroines of Service Mary Rosetta Parkman
Stanley in Africa James P. Boyd
West African studies Mary Henrietta Kingsley
The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Thomas Clarkson
The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Walter Thornbury
Fetichism in West Africa Robert Hamill Nassau
Social Origins and Primal Law Andrew Lang
Myth and Science Tito Vignoli
Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa Elphinstone Dayrell

noun
a port in SE Nigeria, capital of Cross River state. Pop: 418 000 (2005 est)

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