Abuja
Definition
The federal capital city of Nigeria, a master-planned city built entirely in the 1980s in the geographical center of the country to replace the former capital, Lagos. Its choice was profoundly strategic, aimed at providing an ethnically and religiously neutral zone in a nation marked by deep divisions, becoming today a symbol of national unity, African administrative modernism, and a major diplomatic hub on the continent.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Abuja
- The capital of Nigeria
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Proper noun, grammatically invariable. |
| Formation | |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [əˈbuːdʒə] |
| Source | Gazetteer of Modern Capitals and Federal Territories |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Liderii Uniunii Africane s-au reunit la Abuja pentru a discuta noile strategii de securitate regională.
EN: African Union leaders gathered in Abuja to discuss new regional security strategies.
RO: Spre deosebire de aglomerația din Lagos, Abuja impresionează prin bulevardele sale largi și zonele verzi planificate.
EN: Unlike the congestion of Lagos, Abuja impresses with its wide avenues and planned green zones.
RO: Dezvoltarea accelerată a orașului Abuja reflectă ambițiile economice ale Nigeriei pe scena mondială.
EN: The accelerated development of Abuja reflects Nigeria's economic ambitions on the global stage.
Idioms & Phrases
Acordul de la Abuja / The Abuja Agreement
RO: Tratat de pace sau cooperare economică semnat în capitala Nigeriei, cel mai adesea făcând referire la istoricul tratat din 1991 care a pus bazele Comunității Economice Africane.
EN: A peace or economic cooperation treaty signed in Nigeria's capital, most frequently referring to the historic 1991 treaty establishing the African Economic Community.
Modelul urbanistic Abuja / The Abuja urban master plan
RO: Concept utilizat în arhitectura politică pentru a descrie trecerea de la un oraș colonial spontan la o capitală modernă, complet planificată și sectorizată de la zero.
EN: A concept used in political architecture to describe the transition from a spontaneous colonial city to a modern capital, completely planned and zoned from scratch.
Centralismul de la Abuja / Abuja federal centralism
RO: Sintagmă politică ce desemnează concentrarea puterii legislative și executive în inima teritoriului federal, contrabalansând tendințele separatiste regionale.
EN: A political phrase denoting the concentration of legislative and executive power in the heart of the federal territory, counterbalancing regional separatist tendencies.
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