name · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Canada, US:/ˈtoʊɡoʊ/
UK:/ˈtəʊɡəʊ/
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rhymes with -əʊɡəʊ
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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name
Meaning 1
A country in West Africa. Official name: Togolese Republic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Subsahara
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name
Meaning 2
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 3
A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 4
To go different ways; go asunder; diverge; split; part; differ.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, obsolete
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5
verb
Meaning 5
To scatter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, obsolete
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noun
Meaning 6
a republic on the western coast of Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; formerly under French control
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Togolese Republic
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: African country, African nation
History
Etymology
From Togoville, from Ewe to (“to pound”) + go (“shore”).
After Japanese admiral Tōgō Heihachirō.
From Middle English togon, from Old English tōgān (“to go apart”), from Proto-Germanic *tōgāną (“to go apart”), equivalent to to- + go. Cognate with German zergehen. Compare Old English tōgangan (“to go away, pass away”), Old Saxon tegangan.
Across languages
Translations
73 source translations are retained for this English entry.
