Nigeria

 

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

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /naɪˈd͡ʒɪə̯ɹiə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /naɪˈd͡ʒɪɹiə/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /naɪˈd͡ʒiːɹiə/

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

Nigeria

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

• Subsahara

• Nigerian
• Niggeria (offensive)

• → Japanese: ナイジェリア (Naijeria)

• 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]}

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

• Igraine

Nigeria

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

 

Danish Wikipedia has an article on:

Nigeria

Wikipedia ^da

Nigeria

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

• nigerianer
• nigeriansk

 

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:

Nigeria

Wikipedia ^nl

Borrowed from English Nigeria.

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Nigeria n

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

• Nigeriaan
• Nigeriaans

 

Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:

Nigeria

Wikipedia ^fi

From English Nigeria.

• IPA^(key): /ˈniɡeriɑ/, [ˈniɡe̞ˌriɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -iɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): Ni‧ge‧ria

Nigeria

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

• nigerialainen

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

Borrowed from English Nigeria.

• IPA^(key): /ni.ʒe.ʁja/

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Nigeria m

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

   Synonym: République fédérale du Nigeria

• Nigérian, Nigériane
• nigérian, nigériane

• Nigérien, Nigérienne
• nigérien, nigérienne

 

German Wikipedia has an article on:

Nigeria

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• IPA^(key): /niˈɡeːʁia/

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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

• Nigerianer
• nigerianisch

• Niger
• Nigrer
• nigrisch
• (countries of Africa) Staaten Afrikas; Ägypten, Algerien, Angola, Äquatorialguinea, Äthiopien, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Dschibuti, Elfenbeinküste, Eritrea, Eswatini, Gabun, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kamerun, Kap Verde, Kenia, Komoren, Demokratische Republik Kongo, Republik Kongo, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyen, Madagaskar, Malawi, Mali, Marokko, Mauretanien, Mauritius, Mosambik, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Ruanda, Sambia, São Tomé und Príncipe, Senegal, Seychellen, Sierra Leone, Simbabwe, Somalia, Südafrika, Sudan, Südsudan, Tansania, Togo, Tschad, Tunesien, Uganda, Zentralafrikanische Republik ^{(Category: de:Countries in Africa)}

 

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:

Nigeria

Wikipedia ^it

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

Nigeria f

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

• nigeriano

• Garinei

 

Latin Wikipedia has an article on:

Nigeria

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

Nigēria f sg (genitive Nigēriae); first declension

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

First-declension noun, singular only.

 

Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia has an article on:

Nigeria

Wikipedia ^nb

Nigeria

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

• nigerianer
• nigeriansk

 

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

Nigeria

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

Nigeria

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

• nigerianar
• nigeriansk

 

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

Nigeria

Wikipedia ^pl

• IPA^(key): /ɲiˈɡɛ.rja/

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

Nigeria f (related adjective nigeryjski)

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

• (countries of Africa) państwa Afryki; Algieria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Czad, Demokratyczna Republika Konga, Dżibuti, Egipt, Erytrea, Eswatini, Etiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Gwinea, Gwinea Bissau, Gwinea Równikowa, Kamerun, Kenia, Komory, Kongo, Lesotho, Liberia, Libia, Madagaskar, Malawi, Mali, Maroko, Mauretania, Mauritius, Mozambik, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Południowa Afryka, Republika Środkowoafrykańska, Republika Zielonego Przylądka, Rwanda, Sahara Zachodnia, Senegal, Seszele, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Sudan Południowy, Tanzania, Togo, Tunezja, Uganda, Wybrzeże Kości Słoniowej, Wyspy Świętego Tomasza i Książęca, Zambia, Zimbabwe ^{(Category: pl:Countries in Africa) [edit]}

• Nigeria in Polish dictionaries at PWN

 

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:

Nigeria

Wikipedia ^es

• IPA^(key): /niˈxeɾja/ [niˈxe.ɾja]

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

Nigeria f

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

• ingiera
• ingería

• Nijeria, Naijeria

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Nigeria

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

• Mnigeria

• (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

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• IPA^(key): /nɪˈɡeːrɪa/

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Nigeria n (genitive Nigerias)

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

• nigerian
• nigeriansk
• nigerianska

• Nigeria in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• Svensk MeSH

 

Welsh Wikipedia has an article on:

Nigeria

Wikipedia ^cy

Nigeria f (not mutable)

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

• Nigeraidd (“Nigerian”, adjective)
• Nigeriad (“Nigerian”, noun)

• (countries of Africa) gwledydd Affrica; yr Aifft, Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Bwrcina Ffaso, Bwrwndi, Cabo Verde, Camerŵn, Cenia, Comoros, De Affrica, De Swdan, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Gini, Gini Bisaw, Gini Gyhydeddol, Gorllewin Sahara, Gweriniaeth Canolbarth Affrica, Gweriniaeth Ddemocrataidd y Congo, Gweriniaeth y Congo, Jibwti, Lesotho, Liberia, Libia, Madagasgar, Malawi, Mali, Mawrisiws, Mawritania, Moroco, Mosambic, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sambia, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Simbabwe, Somalia, Swdan, Tansania, Tiwnisia, Togo, y Traeth Ifori, Tsiad, Wganda ^{(Category: cy:Countries in Africa) [edit]}

• Griffiths, Bruce, Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995) Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎^[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN