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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. an African river; flows into the South Atlantic;
[syn: Niger, Niger River]

2. a landlocked republic in West Africa; gained independence from France in 1960; most of the country is dominated by the Sahara Desert;
[syn: Niger, Republic of Niger]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Niger
    n 1: an African river; flows into the South Atlantic [syn:
         Niger, Niger River]
    2: a landlocked republic in West Africa; gained independence
       from France in 1960; most of the country is dominated by the
       Sahara Desert [syn: Niger, Republic of Niger]