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Bor⋅nu

  [bawr-noo]
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–noun
a former sultanate in Africa, SW of Lake Chad: now largely a province in Nigeria.
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Bor·nu   (bôr'nōō)   
A region and former Muslim kingdom of western Africa occupying a vast plain in present-day northeast Nigeria. Founded in the 11th century, the kingdom reached the height of its power in the late 16th century. The region became part of Nigeria in 1902.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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