| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,778,311,846 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
Yorubaland |
Also found in: Wikipedia | 0.01 sec. |
YorubalandArea of western Africa, in present-day Nigeria. It once comprised several states headed by individual Yoruba kings. It flourished for centuries before disputes between minor rulers, difficulties in maintaining trade routes, and invasions led to its decline, beginning in the late 18th century. Oyo, Ife, Ibadan, and Oshogbo are cities with historical Yoruba background. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? Mentioned in | ? References in periodicals archive | |
|---|---|---|
Clearly, among Yoruba people I interviewed, this particular textile struck a powerful chord of recognition. The Yoruba people even have the highest rate of twins in the world. Phase I of the project, which was completed in March 2005, characterized 1 million SNPs in the genomes of 269 individuals from four sampled populations: the Yoruba people of Nigeria, Han Chinese from Beijing, Japanese people from Tokyo, and a group in Utah with ancestry from Western and Northern Europe. |
| Encyclopedia |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|