# Sokoto

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #55,111

## Definitions
1. A state of Nigeria in the North West geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Sokoto City.
2. A city, the state capital of Sokoto State, Nigeria.
3. A former caliphate in West Africa centred on the city of Sokoto; extant from 1804 to 1903.

## Etymology
From Hausa Sakkwato.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sokoto