enugu

noun

1. a city in SE Nigeria.

noun

1. a former secessionist state (1967–70) in SE Nigeria, in W Africa. Capital: Enugu.
2. Bight of, a wide bay in the E part of the Gulf of Guinea, off the W coast of Africa.

noun

1. a state of S Nigeria. Capital: Enugu. Pop: 3 257 298 (2006). Area: 7161 sq km (2765 sq miles)
2. a city in S Nigeria, capital of Enugu state: capital of the former Eastern region and of the breakaway state of Biafra during the Civil War (1967–70): coal-mining. Pop: 549 000 (2005 est)

noun

1. a region of E Nigeria, formerly a local government region: seceded as an independent republic (1967–70) during the Civil War, but defeated by Nigerian government forces
2. Bight of Biafra former name (until 1975) of (the Bight of) Bonny