An industrial city in south-western Nigeria; population 258,300 (est. 2005). It was a major centre of the Yoruba kingdom from the 14th to the 17th centuries.
Definition of Ife in US English:
Ife
proper nounˈēfā
An industrial city in southwestern Nigeria; population 258,300 (est. 2005). It was a major center of the Yoruba kingdom from the 14th to the 17th centuries.