Meaning & use
Ouagadougou
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Meaning
proper nounproper
The capital city of Burkina Faso, in West Africa.
Grammar: A proper noun, so it is capitalized and normally used without 'the'.
Patterns
- in Ouagadougou
- the capital, Ouagadougou
Ouagadougou is the capital and largest city of Burkina Faso.
She flew to Ouagadougou for a conference on West African music.
The film festival in Ouagadougou is well known across the region.
Common combinations
- the capital, Ouagadougou
- The capital, Ouagadougou, lies in the center of the country.
- travel to Ouagadougou
- They traveled to Ouagadougou by road from the coast.
- Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
- Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, hosts a major African film festival.
Word family
- Burkinabé noun
- A person from Burkina Faso, the country whose capital is Ouagadougou.
Commonly confused: Ouagadougou or Burkina Faso?
Ouagadougou vs Burkina Faso
This is the country; Ouagadougou is only its capital city, not the country itself.
Practice
Which sentence uses the name of Burkina Faso's capital correctly?
Choose one answer.
Ouagadougou is the capital city of Burkina Faso, so sentence 2 is right. Sentence 1 wrongly calls it a country, and sentence 4 names the wrong country.
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