Nigeria

Etymology edit

From Niger +‎ -ia, coined by British journalist Flora Shaw in 1897.

Pronunciation edit

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /naɪˈd͡ʒɪə.ɹɪə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /naɪˈd͡ʒɪɹ.i.ə/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /naɪˈd͡ʒiː.ɹi.ə/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ɪəɹiə
• Hyphenation: Ni‧ge‧ria
• Rhymes: -ɪɹiə

Proper noun edit

Nigeria

2. A country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger. Official name: Federal Republic of Nigeria. Capital: Abuja. Largest city: Lagos.

Hypernyms edit

• Subsahara

Derived terms edit

• Nigerian
• Niggeria (offensive)

Translations edit

See also edit

• Abuja
• Countries of the world
• (countries of Africa) countries of Africa; Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe ^{(Category: en:Countries in Africa) [edit]}

Further reading edit

• Nigeria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Nigeria on the Simple English Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^simple

Anagrams edit

• Igraine

Proper noun edit

Nigeria

1. Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)

Danish Wikipedia has an article on:

Nigeria

Wikipedia ^da

Proper noun edit

Nigeria

1. Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)

Derived terms edit

• nigerianer
• nigeriansk

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:

Nigeria

Wikipedia ^nl

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English Nigeria.

Pronunciation edit

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Proper noun edit

Nigeria n

1. Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)

Derived terms edit

• Nigeriaan
• Nigeriaas

Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:

Nigeria

Wikipedia ^fi

Etymology edit

From English Nigeria.

Pronunciation edit

• IPA^(key): /ˈniɡeriɑ/, [ˈniɡe̞ˌriɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -iɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Ni‧ge‧ri‧a

Proper noun edit

Nigeria

1. Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

• nigerialainen

Alternative forms edit

• Nigéria m (less common)
• Nigérie f (obsolete)

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English Nigeria.

Pronunciation edit

• IPA^(key): /ni.ʒe.ʁja/

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Proper noun edit

Nigeria m

1. Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)

   Synonym: République fédérale du Nigeria

Derived terms edit

• Nigérian, Nigériane
• nigérian, nigériane

See also edit

• Nigérien, Nigérienne
• nigérien, nigérienne

German Wikipedia has an article on:

Nigeria

Wikipedia ^de

Pronunciation edit

• IPA^(key): /niˈɡeːʁia/

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Proper noun edit

Nigeria n (proper noun, genitive Nigerias or (optionally with an article) Nigeria)

1. Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)

   Synonym: Bundesrepubik Nigeria

Derived terms edit

• Nigerianer
• nigerianisch

See also edit

• Niger
• Nigrer
• nigrisch

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:

Nigeria

Wikipedia ^it

Pronunciation edit

• IPA^(key): /niˈd͡ʒɛ.rja/
• Rhymes: -ɛrja
• Hyphenation: Ni‧gè‧ria

Proper noun edit

Nigeria f

1. Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)

Derived terms edit

• nigeriano

Anagrams edit

• Garinei

Latin Wikipedia has an article on:

Nigeria

Wikipedia ^la

Pronunciation edit

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /niˈɡeː.ri.a/, [nɪˈɡeːriä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /niˈd͡ʒe.ri.a/, [niˈd͡ʒɛːriä]

Proper noun edit

Nigēria f sg (genitive Nigēriae); first declension

1. (New Latin) Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)

Declension edit

First-declension noun, singular only.

Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia has an article on:

Nigeria

Wikipedia ^nb

Proper noun edit

Nigeria

1. Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)

Related terms edit

• nigerianer
• nigeriansk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

Nigeria

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

Proper noun edit

Nigeria

1. Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)

Related terms edit

• nigerianar
• nigeriansk

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

Nigeria

Wikipedia ^pl

Pronunciation edit

• IPA^(key): /ɲiˈɡɛ.rja/

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• Rhymes: -ɛrja
• Syllabification: Ni‧ge‧ria

Proper noun edit

Nigeria f

1. Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

• Nigeria in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:

Nigeria

Wikipedia ^es

Pronunciation edit

• IPA^(key): /niˈxeɾja/ [niˈxe.ɾja]

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• Rhymes: -eɾja
• Syllabification: Ni‧ge‧ria

Proper noun edit

Nigeria f

1. Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)

Derived terms edit

Anagrams edit

• ingiera
• ingería

Alternative forms edit

• Nijeria

Pronunciation edit

• Audio (Kenya)

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Proper noun edit

Nigeria

1. Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)

Derived terms edit

• Mnigeria

See also edit

• (countries of Africa) nchi za Afrika; Algeria or Aljeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Kamerun or Cameroon or Kameruni, Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati, Chad or Chadi, Komori or Visiwa vya Ngazija, Cote d'Ivoire or Kodivaa, Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo or Kongo-Kinshasa, Jibuti or Djibouti, Misri or Umisri, Guinea ya Ikweta or Ginekweta, Eritrea, Ethiopia or Uhabeshi or Habeshi, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea or Gine or Gini, Guinea Bisau or Guinea-Bisau or Ginebisau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagaska or Bukini, Malawi or Unyasa, Mali, Mauritania, Morisi, Mayotte, Moroko or Maroko, Msumbiji or Mozambik, Namibia, Niger or Nijeri, Nigeria or Nijeria or Naijeria, Jamhuri ya Kongo or Kongo-Brazzaville, Réunion, Rwanda or Ruanda, Mtakatifu Helena, Sao Tome na Principe, Senegal or Senegali, Shelisheli, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Afrika Kusini, Sudan Kusini, Sudan, Uswazi or Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Sahara ya Magharibi, Zambia, Zimbabwe ^{(Category: sw:Countries in Africa) [edit]}

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:

Nigeria

Wikipedia ^sv

Pronunciation edit

• IPA^(key): /nɪˈɡeːrɪa/

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Proper noun edit

Nigeria n (genitive Nigerias)

1. Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)

Related terms edit

• nigerian
• nigeriansk
• nigerianska