nigerian
Noun · AdjectiveUS[nahy-jir-ee-uhn]/naɪˈdʒɪriən/4 syllables
Synonyms:
Nigerien
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
Adjective (2)
- of or relating to Nigeria“the Nigerian capital used to be Lagos”Relating to Federal Republic of Nigeria
- of or relating to the people of Nigeria“a Nigerian novelist won the Nobel Prize for literature this year”Synonyms: Nigerien
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Nigerian prop. n.
A native or inhabitant of Nigeria.
Nigerian prop. adj.
1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the country Nigeria; as, The Nigerian capital used to be Lagos.
2. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the inhabitants of Nigeria; as, A Nigerian novelist won the Noble Prize for literature this year.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5