Nigerian

Nigeria

Ni·ge·ri·a

N0100700 (nī-jîr′ē-ə) A country of western Africa on the Gulf of Guinea. A variety of states were established in the region prior to the arrival of Europeans, including the Bornu, Benin, and Songhai empires. Exploited by Portuguese, British, French, and Dutch traders in the 1600s and 1700s, Nigeria was eventually claimed by the British, who consolidated the area into one colony in 1914. The country attained its independence in 1960. In 1991, the seat of government was moved from Lagos to the new capital, Abuja.

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Ni·ge′ri·an adj. & n.

Nigerian

(naɪˈdʒɪərɪən) adj1. (Placename) of or relating to Nigeria or its inhabitants2. (Peoples) of or relating to Nigeria or its inhabitantsn (Peoples) a native or inhabitant of Nigeria

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Nigerian - a native or inhabitant of Nigeria Federal Republic of Nigeria, Nigeria - a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; gained independence from Britain in 1960; most populous African countryAfrican - a native or inhabitant of AfricaHausa, Haussa - a member of a Negroid people living chiefly in northern NigeriaEdo - a member of a west African people living in the tropical forest region of southern NigeriaIgbo - a member of the largest ethnic group in southeastern Nigeria; "most Igbo are farmers"Yoruba - a member of a West African people living chiefly in southwestern Nigeria
Adj.	1.	Nigerian - of or relating to Nigeria; "the Nigerian capital used to be Lagos"
	2.	Nigerian - of or relating to the people of Nigeria; "a Nigerian novelist won the Nobel Prize for literature this year"Nigerien

Translations

尼日利亚人尼日利亚的

Nigerian

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