N'Djamena

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N'Djamena

/ən.dʒɑːˈmeɪ.nɑː/

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Where it comes from

Borrowed from French N'Djaména, from the Arabic name of a nearby village نِجَامِينَا (nijāmīnā, “place of rest”). Renamed from Fort-Lamy on 6 April 1973 by President François Tombalbaye, as part of his authenticité program of Africanization.

proper noun

The capital city of Chad.
Similar: Fort-Lamy
metonymically The Chadian government.

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name capital city of Chad

Español	Yamena
한국어	은자메나 Eunjamena
日本語	ンジャメナ Njamena, エンジャメナ Enjamena
中文	恩賈梅納 /恩贾梅纳 Ēnjiǎméinà
Português	N'Djamena, Jamena
Français	N'Djamena, N'Djaména, Ndjamena
Deutsch	N'Djamena
Italiano	N'Djamena
Русский	Нджаме́на Ndžaména
Tiếng Việt	Nơ-gia-mê-na
العربية	نِجَامِينَا nijāmīnā, إِنْجَامِينَا ʔinjāmīnā

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@misc{n_djamena_2026,
  title = {N'Djamena},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/n'djamena},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}