N'Djamena
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See also: Ndjamena and N'Djaména
English
Etymology
Renamed from Fort-Lamy on April 6, 1973 by President François Tombalbaye, after the Arabic name of a nearby village, نِجَامِينَا (nijāmīnā), meaning “place of rest”, as part of his authenticité program of Africanization.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
N'Djamena
- The capital city of Chad, located at the Chari river opposite Kousséri, Cameroon.
Synonyms
- (former name) Fort-Lamy
Translations
capital city of Chad
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Afrikaans
Alternative forms
Proper noun
N'Djamena
- N'Djamena (the capital city of Chad)
Czech
Pronunciation
Proper noun
N'Djamena f
- N'Djamena (the capital city of Chad)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | N'Djamena |
| genitive | N'Djameny |
| dative | N'Djameně |
| accusative | N'Djamenu |
| vocative | N'Djameno |
| locative | N'Djameně |
| instrumental | N'Djamenou |
Declension of N'Djamena (sg-only hard feminine)
French
Alternative forms
- N’Djaména, Ndjamena
Etymology
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Proper noun
N’Djamena f
- N'Djamena (the capital city of Chad)
Portuguese
Proper noun
N'Djamena f
- N'Djamena (the capital city of Chad)
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