Nigeriann.adj.

Brit.

/nʌɪˈdʒɪərɪən/, U.S.

/naɪˈdʒɪriən/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Niger , -ian suffix; proper name Nigeria , -an suffix.

Etymology: Originally < the name of the RiverNiger (see Niger n.²) + -ian suffix; in later use < the name of Nigeria, a country on the coast of West Africa, through which the river Niger runs ( < Niger (see Niger n.²) + -ia suffix¹) + -an suffix.The name Nigeria occurs in the late 19th cent. as the name of the territory administered by the Royal Niger Company (chartered in 1886). The protectorate of Nigeria was formed on 1 Jan. 1900, when the territory of the Company was transferred to the British Crown, and merged with the territory of the Niger Coast Protectorate (formed in 1894). Nigeria achieved independence in 1960, and became a republic in 1963.

A. n.

A native or inhabitant of Nigeria.

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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of West Africa > [noun] > countries or regions

Guinean1589

Kongo1600

Gambian1744

Guinea Negro1748

Congoese1765

Sierra Leonean1791

Congolese1800

Liberian1826

Guinea-man1830

Nigerian1860

Lagosian1897

Basenji1906

Ghanaian1949

assimilado1953

Mali1960

Malian1960

Katangese1962

Biafran1967

Zairean1972

Ivorian1973

Zairois1973

Zairese1974

Upper Voltan1975

Voltaic1976

1860 W. Cole Jrnl. 6 May in Life in Niger (1862) 170 This is the general mode in which the Nigerians make known their losses.

1908 Daily Chron. 31 Jan. 3/3 When she came back from her first journey still hale and happy, she was accepted as a full-fledged Nigerian.

1954 R. St. B. Baker Sahara Challenge vii. 73 This is the secret of the successful growing of groundnuts, which has been known to the Nigerians for many generations.

1973 Listener 14 June 782/1 There is a confidence and exuberance about Nigerians which lifts the spirits.

2000 Nature 14 Sept. 132/1 For whatever reason Fijians and Samoans excel at sport, it is not because they genetically resemble Nigerians or Kenyans.

B. adj.

Of or relating to Nigeria or its inhabitants.

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the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Africa > [adjective] > Central African lands

Nigritian1757

Sudanic1802

Sudanese1853

Mozambican1875

Nigerian1876

Zanzibari1884

Rhodesian1892

Chadian1960

Katangese1962

Tanzanian1964

Lagosian1967

Namibian1968

Malawian1970

Zairean1973

Zairois1973

Zairese1974

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of West Africa > [adjective] > countries or regions

Congoese1765

Liberian1823

Nigerian1876

Sierra Leonean1910

Voltaic1949

Ghanaian1957

Lagosian1967

1876 Appletons' Jrnl. 18 Mar. 354/1 Like the King of Dahomey, the chiefs of Porto Novo, and the rulers of many Nigerian tribes, these potentates may not look at the sea nor at the river.

1905 F. L. Shaw Trop. Dependency xlv. 425 The names, alas, of more than one of the first small Nigerian group are engraved now upon tombstones on that border of the Empire which they helped to make.

1923 Blackwood's Mag. Apr. 514/2 His early days have gone down in Nigerian history.

1973 Guardian 19 June 18/4 The Niger herdsmen are paid in Nigerian pounds. They buy Nigerian goods, recross the border and sell the goods.

1999 S. L. Kasfir Contemp. Afr. Art vi. 167 In rural areas where most of the arts were produced by the peasantry..being Tiv, Dogon or Acholi had a far greater immediacy than being Nigerian, Malian or Ugandan.

Compounds

Nigerian English n. the form of English used in Nigeria.

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1963 Transition No. 11. 47/2 You wonder if you should join the controversy as to whether Nigerian English should be encouraged or not.

1990 Word 41 341 Pidgin English..poses a threat to standard Nigerian English which is taught in schools and used in formal communication throughout the country.

Nigerian pearwood n. now historical the wood of a species of guarea, Guarea cedrata.

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1950 C. W. Bond Colonial Timbers 77 Guarea (Nigerian pearwood).

1961 F. R. Irvine Woody Plants of Ghana 519 Guarea cedrata... The names ‘Nigerian Pearwood’, ‘Nigerian Cedar’, and ‘Cedar Mahogany’, formerly given for this tree, are dropped as likely to cause confusion.

1971 F. H. Titmuss Commerc. Timbers of World (ed. 4) 134 Two species of Guarea..may be included in consignments of this timber, which has occasionally been sold as Nigerian Pearwood.

Nigerian teak n. rare the timber of the iroko, Milicia (formerly Chlorophora) excelsa.

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1957 N.Z. Timber Jrnl. Sept. 61/1 Iroko... West African teak. Nigerian teak. One of the most valuable of West African hardwoods.

1989 Encycl. Brit. VI. 387/2 Although it is sometimes called African or Nigerian teak, the iroko is unrelated to the teak family.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	nigerian
释义	Nigeriann.adj. Brit. /nʌɪˈdʒɪərɪən/, U.S. /naɪˈdʒɪriən/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Niger , -ian suffix; proper name Nigeria , -an suffix. Etymology: Originally < the name of the RiverNiger (see Niger n.²) + -ian suffix; in later use < the name of Nigeria, a country on the coast of West Africa, through which the river Niger runs ( < Niger (see Niger n.²) + -ia suffix¹) + -an suffix.The name Nigeria occurs in the late 19th cent. as the name of the territory administered by the Royal Niger Company (chartered in 1886). The protectorate of Nigeria was formed on 1 Jan. 1900, when the territory of the Company was transferred to the British Crown, and merged with the territory of the Niger Coast Protectorate (formed in 1894). Nigeria achieved independence in 1960, and became a republic in 1963. A. n. A native or inhabitant of Nigeria. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of West Africa > [noun] > countries or regions Guinean1589 Kongo1600 Gambian1744 Guinea Negro1748 Congoese1765 Sierra Leonean1791 Congolese1800 Liberian1826 Guinea-man1830 Nigerian1860 Lagosian1897 Basenji1906 Ghanaian1949 assimilado1953 Mali1960 Malian1960 Katangese1962 Biafran1967 Zairean1972 Ivorian1973 Zairois1973 Zairese1974 Upper Voltan1975 Voltaic1976 1860 W. Cole Jrnl. 6 May in Life in Niger (1862) 170 This is the general mode in which the Nigerians make known their losses. 1908 Daily Chron. 31 Jan. 3/3 When she came back from her first journey still hale and happy, she was accepted as a full-fledged Nigerian. 1954 R. St. B. Baker Sahara Challenge vii. 73 This is the secret of the successful growing of groundnuts, which has been known to the Nigerians for many generations. 1973 Listener 14 June 782/1 There is a confidence and exuberance about Nigerians which lifts the spirits. 2000 Nature 14 Sept. 132/1 For whatever reason Fijians and Samoans excel at sport, it is not because they genetically resemble Nigerians or Kenyans. B. adj. Of or relating to Nigeria or its inhabitants. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Africa > [adjective] > Central African lands Nigritian1757 Sudanic1802 Sudanese1853 Mozambican1875 Nigerian1876 Zanzibari1884 Rhodesian1892 Chadian1960 Katangese1962 Tanzanian1964 Lagosian1967 Namibian1968 Malawian1970 Zairean1973 Zairois1973 Zairese1974 the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of West Africa > [adjective] > countries or regions Congoese1765 Liberian1823 Nigerian1876 Sierra Leonean1910 Voltaic1949 Ghanaian1957 Lagosian1967 1876 Appletons' Jrnl. 18 Mar. 354/1 Like the King of Dahomey, the chiefs of Porto Novo, and the rulers of many Nigerian tribes, these potentates may not look at the sea nor at the river. 1905 F. L. Shaw Trop. Dependency xlv. 425 The names, alas, of more than one of the first small Nigerian group are engraved now upon tombstones on that border of the Empire which they helped to make. 1923 Blackwood's Mag. Apr. 514/2 His early days have gone down in Nigerian history. 1973 Guardian 19 June 18/4 The Niger herdsmen are paid in Nigerian pounds. They buy Nigerian goods, recross the border and sell the goods. 1999 S. L. Kasfir Contemp. Afr. Art vi. 167 In rural areas where most of the arts were produced by the peasantry..being Tiv, Dogon or Acholi had a far greater immediacy than being Nigerian, Malian or Ugandan. Compounds Nigerian English n. the form of English used in Nigeria. ΚΠ 1963 Transition No. 11. 47/2 You wonder if you should join the controversy as to whether Nigerian English should be encouraged or not. 1990 Word 41 341 Pidgin English..poses a threat to standard Nigerian English which is taught in schools and used in formal communication throughout the country. Nigerian pearwood n. now historical the wood of a species of guarea, Guarea cedrata. ΚΠ 1950 C. W. Bond Colonial Timbers 77 Guarea (Nigerian pearwood). 1961 F. R. Irvine Woody Plants of Ghana 519 Guarea cedrata... The names ‘Nigerian Pearwood’, ‘Nigerian Cedar’, and ‘Cedar Mahogany’, formerly given for this tree, are dropped as likely to cause confusion. 1971 F. H. Titmuss Commerc. Timbers of World (ed. 4) 134 Two species of Guarea..may be included in consignments of this timber, which has occasionally been sold as Nigerian Pearwood. Nigerian teak n. rare the timber of the iroko, Milicia (formerly Chlorophora) excelsa. ΚΠ 1957 N.Z. Timber Jrnl. Sept. 61/1 Iroko... West African teak. Nigerian teak. One of the most valuable of West African hardwoods. 1989 Encycl. Brit. VI. 387/2 Although it is sometimes called African or Nigerian teak, the iroko is unrelated to the teak family. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.adj.1860
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