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Nigerian

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Ni·ge·ri·a  (n-jîr-)
A country of western Africa on the Gulf of Guinea. A variety of states were established in the region prior to the arrival of Europeans, including the Bornu, Benin, and Songhai empires. Exploited by Portuguese, British, French, and Dutch traders in the 17th and 18th centuries, Nigeria was eventually claimed by the British, who consolidated the area into one colony in 1914. The country attained its independence in 1960. Abuja is the official capital (since 1991), but many government offices remain in Lagos, the former capital and the largest city. Population: 135,000,000.

Ni·geri·an adj. & n.
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Nigeria

Nigerian [naɪˈdʒɪərɪən]
adj
(Placename) (Social Science / Peoples) of or relating to Nigeria or its inhabitants
n
(Social Science / Peoples) a native or inhabitant of Nigeria
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Nigerian - a native or inhabitant of NigeriaNigerian - a native or inhabitant of Nigeria    
Federal Republic of Nigeria, Nigeria - a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; gained independence from Britain in 1960; most populous African country
African - a native or inhabitant of Africa
Hausa, Haussa - a member of a Negroid people living chiefly in northern Nigeria
Edo - a member of a west African people living in the tropical forest region of southern Nigeria
Igbo - a member of the largest ethnic group in southeastern Nigeria; "most Igbo are farmers"
Yoruba - a member of a West African people living chiefly in southwestern Nigeria
Adj.1.Nigerian - of or relating to Nigeria; "the Nigerian capital used to be Lagos"
2.Nigerian - of or relating to the people of Nigeria; "a Nigerian novelist won the Nobel Prize for literature this year"
Translations
Nigerian [naɪˈdʒɪərɪən]
A. ADJnigeriano
B. Nnigeriano/a m/f

Nigerian [naɪˈdʒɪəriən]
adjnigérien(ne)
nNigérien(ne) m/f

Nigerian
adjnigerianisch
nNigerianer(in) m(f)

Nigerian [naɪˈdʒɪərɪən] adj & nnigeriano/a

Nigerian نيجيري Nigerijec, nigerijský nigerianer, nigeriansk Nigerianer, nigerianisch νιγηριανός nigeriano nigerialainen Nigérian Nigerijanac, nigerijski nigeriano ナイジェリアの, ナイジェリア人 나이지리아 사람, 나이지리아의 Nigeriaan, Nigeriaans nigerianer, nigeriansk Nigeryjczyk, nigeryjski nigeriano нигериец, нигерийский nigerian, nigeriansk เกี่ยวกับไนจีเรีย, ชาวไนจีเรีย Nijerya, Nijeryalı người Nigeria, thuộc Nigeria 尼日利亚人, 尼日利亚的


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