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N'Djamena

(ən jä′mə nə)

capital of Chad, on the Shari river: pop. 531,000

See N'Djamena in American Heritage Dictionary 4

or N'dja·me·na or Ndja·me·na (ən-jäˈmə-nə) Formerly Fort-La·my (fôr-lä-mēˈ)

The capital and largest city of Chad, in the southwest part of the country on the Shari River. Founded by the French in 1900, it was renamed in 1973. Population: 721,000.

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