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nigerian

/naɪdʒˈɪɹiʌn/noun, adjective4 syllables

Nigerian means: of or relating to the people of Nigeria.

Synonyms for nigerian1

adjective, as in of or relating to the people of Nigeria

Nigerien

What does nigerian mean?3

adjective

1

of or relating to the people of Nigeria“a Nigerian novelist won the Nobel Prize for literature this year”

2

of or relating to Nigeria“the Nigerian capital used to be Lagos”

noun

1

a native or inhabitant of Nigeria

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with nigerian?4

three syllables

syrian

four syllables

criterionsiberian

five syllables

presbyterian
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Nigerian in a sentence

  • The Nigerian government has a strong Muslim backbone.Amastan
  • It's a classic Nigerian booby-trap.Gulliver
  • In the Nigerian city of Maiduguri, the popular incense kaaji is a cherished, local tradition.Cangarejo
  • The Nigerian ambassador only speaks botched Spanish.DJ_Saidez
  • Tom was scammed by Nigerian scammers.Spamster

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