katsina
IPA: kɑtsˈinʌ
Root Word: Katsina
noun
- A state of Nigeria in the North West geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Katsina City.
- The largest city and state capital of Katsina State, Nigeria.
- An emirate in West Africa centred on the city of Katsina; now mostly ceremonial.
- Alternative form of kachina [(Pueblo culture) A vaguely ancestral anthropomorphic spirit being, associated with clouds and rain or personifying the power in the sun, the earth, or corn (among other things).]
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Examples of "katsina" in Sentences
- Its headquarters are in the town of Katsina Ala.
- No, kachina and katsina do not need to be capitalized.
- Katsina Alu has been a member of the court since 1998.
- For secondary tutelage, he attended the Middle school in Katsina.
- Most of the citizens are found in the rural areas close to Kano and Katsina.
- To back up our claim here are the villages and town in Katsina, Kano and Oyo.
- Katsina, in Northern Nigeria, in good health and highly respected as a marabout.