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Definition: Lome |
LomeNoun1. Capital and largest city of Togo; located in the south on the Gulf of Guinea. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "Lome" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1596. (references) |
Synonym: LomeSynonym: capital of Togo (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Lome |
| Specialty definitions using "Lome": Preferential trade agreements. (references) |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Author | Date | Quotation |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | Germany renounces on her own behalf and on behalf of her nationals in favour of the Principal Allied and Associated Powers all rights, titles or privileges of whatever nature in the submarine cables set out below, or in any portions thereof: Emden-vigo: from the Straits of Dover to off vigo; Emden-Brest: from off Cherbourg to Brest; Emden-Teneriffe: from off Dunkirk to off Teneriffe; Emden-Azores (1): from the Straits of Dover to Fayal; Emden-Azores (2): from the Straits of Dover to Fayal; Azores-New York (1): from Fayal to New York; Azores-New York (2): from Fayal to the longitude of Halifax, Teneriffe-Monrovia: from off Teneriffe to off Monrovia; Monrovia-Lome: from about lat.: 2 30' N.; long.: 7 40' W. of Greenwich: to about lat.: 2 20' N.; long.: 5 30, W. of Greenwich; and from about lat.: 3 48' N.; long.:0 00', to Lome; Lome-Duala: from Lome to Duala; Monrovia-Pernambuco: from off Monrovia to off Pernambuco; Constantinople-Constanza: from Constantinople to Constanza; Yap-Shanghai, Yap-Guam, and Yap-Menado (Celebes): from Yap Island to Shanghai, from Yap Island to Guam Island, and from Yap Island to Menado. (reference) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Children | Sierra Leone | Although the Lome Accord also called for the creation of a special fund to implement a program for rehabilitation of war victims, the fund had not yet been established by year's end. (references) |
Civil Liberties | Togo | Access to the Internet and fax machines also is possible through many small stores and cafes in Lome and other cities. (references) |
Togo | Radio France International is heard 24 hours a day through an FM repeater and Africa Numero-1 also has an FM repeater in Lome. (references) | |
Economic History | Togo | The ECOWAS development fund is based in Lome. (references) |
Togo | The West African Development Bank (BOAD), which is associated with UEMOA, is based in Lome. (references) | |
Sierra Leone | Under Lome, members of the RUF were granted positions of responsibility within the government. (references) | |
Human Rights | Togo | Prison guards in the overcrowded civil prison of Lome charge prisoners a small fee to shower, use the toilet, or have a place to sleep. (references) |
Sierra Leone | Many others have escaped, but the U.N. believes that some of those abducted remain prisoners despite the Lome Accord's directive that all captives and prisoners of war be released. (references) | |
Togo | Agboyibo accused Kodjo, then director of the Lome Port, of organizing armed gangs in Yoto Prefecture during the 1998 presidential elections who killed Kofi Mathieu Kegbe, a CAR party official. (references) | |
Political Economy | Sierra Leone | In May a subsequent agreement reached in Abuja with ECOWAS mediation allowed for the resumption of the DDR program called for in the Lome Accord. (references) |
Sierra Leone | Government-insurgent fighting, albeit on a significantly reduced scale, continued after the July 1999 Lome Accord, which included the RUF in a power-sharing arrangement in the Government. (references) | |
Sierra Leone | In 2000 the disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) program called for in the Lome Accord, which includes provisions to protect the human rights of ex-combatants, came to a de facto halt, and many combatants rearmed. (references) | |
Political Rights | Togo | Foreign diplomats observed voting at close to 200 polling stations, mainly in and around Lome, but also in Yoto prefecture. (references) |
Sierra Leone | In May 2000, the RUF reneged on its agreements under the Lome Accord, returned to insurgency, and ceased to participate in the political process. (references) | |
Sierra Leone | The July 1999 Lome Accords included the RUF in a power-sharing arrangement in the Government, and in July 1999, the Parliament ratified a bill allowing the RUF to transform itself into a political party. (references) | |
Trade | Kenya | Kenya is also a signatory to major international trade agreements such as the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, World Trade Organization, and the Lome Convention. (references) |
Bahamas | Membership In Free Trade Arrangements: The Bahamas is a beneficiary of the U.S. Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI), Canada's CARIBCAN Program, and the European Union's LOME IV Agreement. (references) | |
Nigeria | Nigeria is a signatory to the Lome Convention, which provides certain exports duty-free entry into the European Union (EU), and is also a member of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), requiring nondiscriminatory import tariffs. (references) | |
Women | Sierra Leone | They were instrumental in pressuring the previous government to allow free and fair multiparty elections in 1996 and were vocal representatives of civil society during the peace talks in Lome in 1999. A significant number of women are employed as civil servants. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Lome" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Lome" is used about 2 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 100% | 2 | 245,945 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
lome togo | 92 | african bank commerce de development lome rue togo | 3 |
lome | 33 | de letter lome | 3 |
ferti lome | 19 | avion billet lome | 3 |
convention lome | 8 | ecobank lome togo | 3 |
air ticket lome | 8 | avion billet d lome | 2 |
lome paris vol | 6 | bausch lome | 2 |
bamako lome vol | 6 | africa lome togo west | 2 |
lome vol | 6 | africa lome togo | 2 |
hotel lome | 5 | british lome school | 2 |
air france lome | 4 | de dupuy lome | 2 |
aereo biglietto lome | 4 | lome scam togo | 2 |
avion lome paris | 3 | lome calling card | 2 |
lome map | 2 | ||
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "Lome"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
Chinese | 洛美. (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | omelay | ||||
| Language | Date | Source | Isaiah Chapter 11, Verse 6 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai sumboskhqhsetai lukoV meta arnoV kai pardaliV sunanapausetai erifw kai moscarion kai tauroV kai lewn ama boskhqhsontai kai paidion mikron axei autouV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Habitabit lupus cum agno et pardus cum hedo accubabit vitulus et leo et ovis simul morabuntur et puer parvulus minabit eos |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Ther shal dwelle the wlf with the lome, and the parde with the kide shal leyn; the calf, and the leoun, and the shep togidere shul dwelle, and a lytil child shal dryue them. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And the wolf will be living with the lamb, and the leopard will take his rest with the young goat; and the lion will take grass for food like the ox; and the young lion will go with the young ones of the herd; and a little child will be their guide. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Isaiah Chapter 11, Verse 6 |
| Cebuano | Ug ang lobo mopuyo uban sa nating carnero, ug ang leopardo mohigda uban sa nating kanding; ug ang nating vaca ug ang nating leon ug ang linaming nga mananap manag-ipon sila; ug ang usa ka bata nga gamay maoy magamando kanila. |
| Croatian | Vuk æe prebivati s jagnjetom, ris ležati s kozliæem, tele i laviæ zajedno æe pasti, a djetešce njih æe vodit'. |
| Danish | Og Ulven skal gå hos Lammet, Panteren hvile hos Kiddet, Kalven og Ungløven græsse sammen, dem driver en lille Dreng. |
| Dutch | En de wolf zal met het lam verkeren, en de luipaard bij den geitenbok nederliggen; en het kalf, en de jonge leeuw, en het mestvee te zamen, en een klein jongske zal ze drijven. |
| Finnish | Silloin susi asuu karitsan kanssa, ja pantteri makaa vohlan vieressä; vasikka ja nuori leijona ja syöttöhärkä ovat yhdessä, ja pieni poikanen niitä paimentaa. |
| French | Le loup habitera avec l`agneau, Et la panthère se couchera avec le chevreau; Le veau, le lionceau, et le bétail qu`on engraisse, seront ensemble, Et un petit enfant les conduira. |
| German | Die Wölfe werden bei den Lämmern wohnen und die Parder bei den Böcken liegen. Ein kleiner Knabe wird Kälber und junge Löwen und Mastvieh miteinander treiben. |
| Haitian Creole | Bèt nan bwa ak mouton va viv ansanm. Tig pral kouche menm kote ak jenn kabrit. Jenn ti bèf ak jenn ti lyon pral manje ansanm. Lèfini, se yon timoun ki pral okipe yo. |
| Hungarian | És lakozik a farkas a báránynyal, és a párducz a kecskefiúval fekszik, a borjú és az oroszlán-kölyök és a kövér barom együtt lesznek, és egy kis gyermek õrzi azokat; |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Serigala akan tinggal bersama domba, macan tutul berbaring di samping kambing. Anak sapi akan merumput bersama anak singa, dan anak kecil menggiring mereka. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka pada masa itu gurk akan berjinak-jinakan dengan anak domba, dan harimaupun akan berjungkang dengan kambing jantan, maka anak lembu dan singa dan lembu jantan bersama-samapun akan bergembalakan seorang budak kecil. |
| Italian | Il lupo dimorer insieme con l'agnello, la pantera si sdraier accanto al capretto; il vitello e il leoncello pascoleranno insieme e un fanciullo li guider . |
| Maori | Ka noho tahi ano te wuruhi raua ko te reme, ka takoto tahi te reparo raua ko te kuao koati; ko te kuao kau, ko te kuao raiona, ko te mea momona, kotahi ano ropu; a ma te tamaiti iti ratou e arahi. |
| Norwegian | Da skal ulven bo sammen med lammet, og leoparden ligge hos kjeet, og kalven og den unge løve og gjøfeet skal holde sig sammen, og en liten gutt skal drive dem. |
| Portuguese | Morará o lobo com o cordeiro, e o leopardo com o cabrito se deitará; e o bezerro, e o leão novo e o animal cevado viverão juntos; e um menino pequeno os conduzirá. |
| Rumanian | Atunci lupul va locui kmpreunq cu mielul, wi pardosul se va culca kmpreunq cu iedul; viyelul, puiul de leu, wi vitele kngrqwate, vor fi kmpreunq, wi le va mkna un copilaw; |
| Russian | фПЗ"Б ЧПМЛ 'Х"ЕФ ЦЙФШ ЧНЕУФЕ У СЗОЕОЛПН, Й 'БТУ 'Х"ЕФ МЕЦБФШ ЧНЕУФЕ У ЛПЪМЕОЛПН; Й ФЕМЕОПЛ, Й НПМП"ПК МЕЧ, Й ЧПМ 'Х"ХФ ЧНЕУФЕ, Й НБМПЕ "ЙФС 'Х"ЕФ ЧП"ЙФШ ЙИ. |
| Swedish | Då skola vargar bo tillsammans med lamm och pantrar ligga tillsammans med killingar; och kalvar och unga lejon och gödboskap skola sämjas tillhopa, och en liten gosse skall valla dem. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "Lome": lomein, lomeins, loment, lomenta, loments, lomentum, lomentums. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "Lome": coelome, phyllome, telome. (additional references) | |
Words containing "Lome": agglomerate, agglomerated, agglomerates, agglomerating, agglomeration, agglomerations, agglomerative, allometric, allometries, allometry, anticonglomerate, bolometer, bolometers, bolometric, bolometrically, calomel, calomels, ceilometer, ceilometers, cephalometric, cephalometries, cephalometry, coelomes, conglomerate, conglomerated, conglomerates, conglomerateur, conglomerateurs, conglomeratic, conglomerating, conglomeration, conglomerations, conglomerative, conglomerator, conglomerators, coulometer, coulometers, coulometric, coulometrically, coulometries, coulometry, cyclometer, cyclometers, glomera, glomerular, glomerule, glomerules, glomeruli, glomerulonephritides, glomerulonephritis, glomerulus. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: mole. | |
| Words within the letters "e-l-m-o" | |
-1 letter: elm, mel, mol, ole. | |
-2 letters: el, em, lo, me, mo, oe, om. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-l-m-o" | |
+1 letter: amole, celom, golem, lemon, melon, model, mohel, moles, morel, motel, oleum. | |
+2 letters: amoles, celoms, cleome, coelom, comely, compel, cormel, dolmen, emboli, emboly, employ, golems, homely, lemons, lemony, loamed, lomein, loment, loomed, mellow, melody, meloid, melons, melton, merlon, merlot, mobile, mobled, models, module, mohels, moiled, moiler, molded, molder, molest, molies, moline, mollie, molted, molten, molter, mooley, morale, morels, morsel, motels, motile, motley, mottle, oilmen, oleums, omelet, osmole, phloem, pomelo, pommel, pumelo, remold, seldom, solemn, telome, volume. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4C 6F 6D 65 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references).-.. --- -- . |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001100 01101111 01101101 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)L o m e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004C 006F 006D 0065 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)46817971 |
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