Nigerian

/naɪˈdʒiriɪn/
/naɪˈdʒɪəriɪn/
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Other forms: Nigerians

Definitions of Nigerian
  1. adjective
    of or relating to Nigeria
    “the Nigerian capital used to be Lagos”
  2. adjective
    of or relating to the people of Nigeria
    “a Nigerian novelist won the Nobel Prize for literature this year”
    synonyms: Nigerien
  3. noun
    a native or inhabitant of Nigeria
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    Hausa, Haussa
    a member of a 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
    Yoruba
    a member of a West African people living chiefly in southwestern Nigeria
    type of:
    African
    a native or inhabitant of Africa
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