plural Ibo or Ibos or Igbo or Igbos
1
: a member of a people of the area around the lower Niger in Africa
2
: the languages of the Ibo people
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Photo by Marvin Ibo Guengoer/Getty Images This is the first matchday of the tournament for both Germany and Poland.
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Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
Henrichs ahead of Germany’s Nations League game against Hungary last November (Marvin Ibo Guengoer – GES Sportfoto/Getty Images)
In 2026, Germany will be among the favourites to win the World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico and Henrichs, who has made 19 caps, is desperate to be there.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 20 Mar. 2025
Light heavyweights Ibo Aslan and Raffael Cerqueira will also clash.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 2 Sep. 2024
Among the many highlights is their Tulip Immersion Garden, where Dutch horticulturist Ibo Gulsen tells the story of how the flower made its way from Turkey to the Netherlands to Michigan using more than 65,000 tulips.
—Catherine Garcia, theweek, 15 Mar. 2024
Rappers from the west side of Chicago have large fan bases all over the world who now listen to the lyrics translated to Bengali, Tagalog, and Ibo (AI ensures that despite the translation, the music remains enjoyable).
—C. Brandon Ogbunu, WIRED, 11 Aug. 2023
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Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
Henrichs ahead of Germany’s Nations League game against Hungary last November (Marvin Ibo Guengoer – GES Sportfoto/Getty Images)
In 2026, Germany will be among the favourites to win the World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico and Henrichs, who has made 19 caps, is desperate to be there.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 20 Mar. 2025
Light heavyweights Ibo Aslan and Raffael Cerqueira will also clash.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 2 Sep. 2024
Among the many highlights is their Tulip Immersion Garden, where Dutch horticulturist Ibo Gulsen tells the story of how the flower made its way from Turkey to the Netherlands to Michigan using more than 65,000 tulips.
—Catherine Garcia, theweek, 15 Mar. 2024
Rappers from the west side of Chicago have large fan bases all over the world who now listen to the lyrics translated to Bengali, Tagalog, and Ibo (AI ensures that despite the translation, the music remains enjoyable).
—C. Brandon Ogbunu, WIRED, 11 Aug. 2023
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“Ibo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Ibo. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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