Lagosianadj.n.
/leɪˈɡɒsɪən/, U.S. /leɪˈɡoʊsiən/, /ləˈɡoʊsiən/, West African English /leˈɡoʃan/ A. adj.
Of, belonging to, or characteristic of Lagos, the federal capital of Nigeria, or its inhabitants.
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the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Africa > [adjective] > Central African lands
Nigritian1757
Sudanic1802
Sudanese1853
Mozambican1875
Nigerian1876
Zanzibari1884
Rhodesian1892
Chadian1960
Katangese1962
Tanzanian1964
Lagosian1967
Namibian1968
Malawian1970
Zairean1973
Zairois1973
Zairese1974
the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of West Africa > [adjective] > countries or regions
Congoese1765
Liberian1823
Nigerian1876
Sierra Leonean1910
Voltaic1949
Ghanaian1957
Lagosian1967
1895 Lagos Standard 6 Feb. 2/2 (heading) Lagosian on dits.
1967 A. Djoleto Strange Man xviii. 271 I don't know of any Lagosian policeman in Ghana.
B. n.
A native or inhabitant of Lagos.
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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of West Africa > [noun] > countries or regions
Guinean1589
Kongo1600
Gambian1744
Guinea Negro1748
Congoese1765
Sierra Leonean1791
Congolese1800
Liberian1826
Guinea-man1830
Nigerian1860
Lagosian1897
Basenji1906
Ghanaian1949
assimilado1953
Mali1960
Malian1960
Katangese1962
Biafran1967
Zairean1972
Ivorian1973
Zairois1973
Zairese1974
Upper Voltan1975
Voltaic1976
1897 Lagos Standard 20 Oct. 3/3 The unity and oneness of purpose of the Lagosians.
1926 P. A. Talbot Peoples S. Nigeria I. ii. 113 The vessels did not reach Egenie market till the 20th ultimo—which, according to a freed Lagosian, was only three days before Kosoko had arranged to start.
1976 Sunday Times (Lagos) 1 Aug. 9/3 It was a resort for affluent Lagosians who built houses there where they and their families could go for holidays.
1982 R. Niven Nigerian Kaleidoscope i. 16 The ‘bar beach’, as the Lagosians called it.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1997; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.n.1895