Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yorubaland

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

Syllables: yoruba-land
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The homeland of the Yoruba people in the countries of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo in West Africa.

Example Sentences

"The bold little ships even broke through the Gates of Hercules to the open ocean, coasting then northward to take the gold of Ireland and the tin of Cornwall, as well as southward, around the bulge of Senegal, to remote Yorubaland and the distant marts of ivory, gold, and slaves."
"In some parts of precolonial Yorubaland, […] twins and their parents were either banished or ritually slaughtered."

Etymology

From Yoruba + -land.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Yoruba

Inflected Forms

Yorùbáland (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Hausaland Igboland Isokoland

Questions

What does yorubaland mean?: The homeland of the Yoruba people in the countries of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo in West Africa.
Where does yorubaland come from?: From Yoruba + -land.

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