Definition of Yoruba

1. Noun. A member of a West African people living chiefly in southwestern Nigeria.

Generic synonyms: Nigerian

2. Noun. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba in southwestern Nigeria.
Exact synonyms: Aku
Generic synonyms: Kwa

Definition of Yoruba

1. Proper noun. A sub-Saharan language. It belongs to the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo language family, and has nearly 30 million speakers in Nigeria, Benin, Togo and Sierra Leone, as well as communities in Brazil and Cuba. ¹

2. Proper noun. A family of religions, which spread to the Americas in the 15th to 19th centuries. These include Santeria and Lukumi. See (w Yoruba religion). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Yoruba

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Yorkshire Terriers
Yorkshire fog
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Yorkshire pudding
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Yorkshireman
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Yorkshireness
Yorkshires
Yorkshirewoman
Yorkshirewomen
Yorktown
Yoruba (current term)
Yoselin
Yoselyn
Yosemite
Yosemite Falls
Yosemite National Park
Yosemite toad
Yoshi
Yoshkar-Ola
Yotvingian
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YouTube
YouTubed
YouTuber
YouTubes

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