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Definition of Katsina

1. Noun. A city in northern Nigeria; a major center of the Hausa people.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Katsina

Literary usage of Katsina

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Schat-chen: History, Traditions and Narratives of the Queres Indians of by John Malcolm Gunn (1917)
"This tradition goes to show that the Nowish or katsina people, commonly known as the Toltecs, were known to the Queres, who sent scouts to locate them. ..."

2. On Horseback Through Nigeria; Or, Life and Travel in the Central Sudan by John Downie Falconer (1911)
"... the way to katsina—Cordial welcomes—An unpleasant experience—Pagan Hausas—Through Fulani country—Recent history of Sokoto—The old city of ..."

3. The History of Mankind by Friedrich Ratzel (1898)
"While the Songhay kingdom so long preceded even that of katsina, its inhabitants have now to provide themselves with what they need from Kano, ..."

4. Nigeria: Elections and Continuing Challenges by Robert I. Rotberg (2007)
"fj Yet, according to Nigerian journalists close to katsina and Kaduna politics, Obasanjo may not be able to control his handpicked putative successor. ..."

5. The Politics of Trade and Industrial Policy in Africa: Forced Consensus? by Charles Chukwuma Soludo, Michael Osita Ogbu, Ha-Joon Chang (2004)
"Development Plan that the katsina rolling mills should be redesigned into a full "mini steel complex" to produce flat steel from scrap metal. ..."

6. Nigeria, on the Eve of "change": Transition to What? by Africa Watch Committee (1991)
"Up to 1000 students in katsina protested against the Gulf War in January and were dispersed by riot police. Students also clashed with police in Kano. ..."

7. Baptist Missionary Magazine by American Baptist Foreign Mission Society (1905)
"His father was a Mohammedan doctor of canon law at katsina. The son visited Mecca, and like Luther at Rome was disgusted with what he saw of the lives of ..."

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