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Nigerian en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /naɪˈd͡ʒɪɹiən/
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /naɪˈd͡ʒɪəɹɪən/

Etymology

Etymology tree Tuareg n'igherren? ▲ Latin nigerinflu. French Nigerbor. English Niger Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia English Nigeria Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Nigerian From Nigeria + -an.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture.
    • One protester in the Nigerian capital told the national Channels Television that he was forced to join the Thursday protests due to hunger. 2024 August 1, Nimi Princewill and Stephanie Busari, “Violence erupts as Nigerians protest hunger across the nation”, in CNN:
    • There was some languidness latent in the Nigerian atmosphere that made her forget the meaning of time passing. 2005, Helen Oyeyemi, The Icarus Girl, Bloomsbury, page 70:

Deriveds

Nigerian scam · Transnigerian · Nigerian time · Nigerian English · Niggerian · Nigerian prince · Nigerian Pidgin · Nigerianness

Relateds

Nigerois · Nigerien

Translations (30)

haw Naigeria (of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture) · ru нигери́йский (of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture) · af Nigeries (of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture) · cmn 奈及利亞的 /奈及利亚的 (of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture) · bg нигери́йски (of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture) · it nigeriano (of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture) · nb nigeriansk (of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture) · kk нигериялық (of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture) · pl nigeryjski (of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture) · nl Nigeriaans (of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture) · gl nixeriano (of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture) · de nigerianisch (of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture) · pt nigeriano (of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture) · sw Kinigeria (of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture) · ca nigerià (of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture) · ro nigerian (of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture) · ast nixerianu (of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture) · hi नाइजीरियाई (of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture) · cs nigerijský (of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture) · fr nigérian (of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture) · sv nigeriansk (of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture) · es nigeriano (of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture) · cmn 尼日利亞的 /尼日利亚的 (of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture) · ga Nigéarach (of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture) · nl Nigeriaanse (of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture) · sh nigerijski (of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture) · fi nigerialainen (of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture) · nn nigeriansk (of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture) · yo Nàìjíríà (of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture) · uk ніге́рійський (of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture)

Nigerian en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /naɪˈd͡ʒɪɹiən/
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /naɪˈd͡ʒɪəɹɪən/

Etymology

Etymology tree Tuareg n'igherren? ▲ Latin nigerinflu. French Nigerbor. English Niger Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia English Nigeria Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Nigerian From Nigeria + -an.

Meanings

  1. A person from Nigeria or of Nigerian descent.
    • 'No meat!' The Nigerian, who grew up knowing that ponmo or cowskin was popular on the menu list back home, heard the Chadians carry on, and pretending there was nothing scary about the promotion of ponmo as a national delicacy, replied suavely, 'Meat certainly is not all a man lives for, or is it, gentlemen?' 2012, Steve Carlos, Behind the Firing Line:
    • He added that Nigerians were also pained watching their leaders live in luxury while they struggled to make ends meet. 2024 August 1, Nimi Princewill and Stephanie Busari, “Violence erupts as Nigerians protest hunger across the nation”, in CNN:
    • For the same reasons that many Nigerians troop to churches in recent times, many also seek spiritual intervention through African traditional religions. 2010, Harry N. Agina, The Invasion of the Funky Pastors: Church Business at War with African Culture, Author House, →ISBN, page 119:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Nigerians Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

Nigerianization · Niggerian · Nigerianize

Translations (47)

ru нигери́ец (person) · gl nixeriano (person) · nb nigerianer (person) · ca nigerià (person) · nl Nigeriaanse (person) · rw Umunyanijeriya (person) · ro nigeriană (person) · ro nigerian (person) · bg нигериец (person) · sh Nigerijac (person) · nn nigerianar (person) · fr Nigériane (person) · cs Nigerijec (person) · fi nigerialainen (person) · haw Naigeria (person) · ga Nigéarach (person) · nn nigerian (person) · cmn 奈及利亞人 /奈及利亚人 (person) · pl Nigeryjka (person) · ko 나이지리아인 (person) · ko 나이지리아 사람 (person) · ast nixerianu (person) · eo niĝerianino (person) · tr Nijeryalı (person) · lt nigerietė (person) · af Nigeriër (person) · kk нигериялық (person) · fr Nigérian (person) · eo niĝeriano (person) · pt nigeriano (person) · de Nigerianerin (person) · pl Nigeryjczyk (person) · ja ナイジェリア人 (person) · yo ọmọ Nàìjíríà (person) · es nigeriano (person) · hi नाइजीरियाई (person) · ast nixeriana (person) · ak Alata (person) · nup Nàjéríyàci (person) · lt nigerietis (person) · nl Nigeriaan (person) · cmn 尼日利亞人 /尼日利亚人 (person) · sw Mnigeria (person) · sh Nigerijka (person) · de Nigerianer (person) · it nigeriano (person) · ru нигери́йка (person)