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Za·ri·a

(zä′rē-ə)

A city of north-central Nigeria south-southwest of Kano. It is a processing center in a cotton-growing region.

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Zaria

(ˈzɑːrɪə)

(Placename) a city in N central Nigeria: former capital of a Hausa state; agricultural trading centre; university (1962). Pop: 822 000 (2005 est)

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Za•ri•a

(ˈzɑr i ə)

n.

a city in N central Nigeria. 335,000.

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Zaria - a city in north central Nigeria; agricultural trading center

Federal Republic of Nigeria, Nigeria - a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; gained independence from Britain in 1960; most populous African country

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Nigerian historian Tukur (1944-88) presents a revised version of the dissertation for his doctoral degree in history at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria in 1979.

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ZARIA, Nigeria (TAP) - The Nigerian military committed "mass slaughter" and used "unlawful and excessive force" in clashes with members of a Shiite sect, Amnesty International said in a report Friday.

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Details of the weekend violence in Zaria have been slow to emerge, with the three attacked areas of the northern town on lockdown as late as Tuesday, with no-one allowed to enter or leave.

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LAGOS, NIGERIA * Bishop George Dodo of Zaria, Nigeria, condemned the improvised explosive device detonated by a suspected Boko Haram insurgent who killed at least 24 government workers July 7.