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Lagosian, a. and n.|leɪˈgɒsɪən|
[f. Lagos (see below) + -ian.]
A. adj. Of, belonging to, or characteristic of Lagos, the federal capital of Nigeria, or its inhabitants.
B. n. A native or inhabitant of Lagos.
1895Lagos Standard 6 Feb. 2/2 (heading) Lagosian on dits. 1897Ibid. 20 Oct. 3/3 The unity and oneness of purpose of the Lagosians. 1926P. A. Talbot Peoples Southern 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. 1967A. Djoleto Strange Man xviii. 271, I don't know of any Lagosian policeman in Ghana. 1976Sunday 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. 1982R. Niven Nigerian Kaleidoscope i. 16 The ‘bar beach’, as the Lagosians called it. |