Bornu

English

Bornu traders at Fort Lamy

Alternative forms

• Bornou (archaic)

Proper noun

Bornu

1. (historical) An independent kingdom (1380-1893), descended from the Kanem–Bornu Empire (700-1380), that covered much of modern Chad and parts of Libya, Niger, Nigeria, and Cameroon

Derived terms

• Bornuese

Anagrams

• Bourn, Broun, Bruno, bourn, buron