Nigeria
English
Etymology
From Niger + -ia, coined by British journalist Flora Shaw in 1897.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /naɪˈd͡ʒɪə̯ɹiə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /naɪˈd͡ʒɪɹiə/
- (Scotland) IPA(key): /naɪˈd͡ʒiːɹiə/
Audio (UK): (file) Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɪəɹiə
- Hyphenation: Ni‧ge‧ria
- Rhymes: -ɪɹiə
Proper noun
Nigeria
- A country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger. Official name: Federal Republic of Nigeria. Capital: Abuja. Largest city: Lagos. Currency: naira (₦).
- 2007 February 5, Roger Blench, “The Ayere and Ahan languages of Central Nigeria and their affinities”, in rogerblench.info[1], page 1:
- This is an annotated wordlist of the Ayere language, spoken in Ayere village in Kwara State, Nigeria. The wordlist was written by Mr. E.O. Olumorin for the West African Languages Survey in November 1961.
- 2021 February 10, Eoin McSweeney, “As Covid-19 cases rise in Nigeria, a government policy is creating crowds and chaos”, in CNN[2]:
- Doctors in Nigeria have criticized a mass national identification registration policy, involving tens of millions of citizens, as Covid-19 cases and deaths rise in the country.
Hypernyms
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Japanese: ナイジェリア (Naijeria)
Translations
a country in Western Africa
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See also
- Abuja
- Countries of the world
countries in Africa (appendix)edit
- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Côte d'Ivoire, Ivory Coast
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini ~ eSwatini, Swaziland
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Republic of the Congo
- Rwanda
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Western Sahara
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Further reading
- Nigeria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Nigeria on the Simple English Wikipedia.Wikipedia simple
Anagrams
Central Nahuatl
Proper noun
Nigeria
- Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)
Danish
Proper noun
Nigeria
- Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)
Derived terms
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English Nigeria.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /niˈɣeː.ri.aː/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Ni‧ge‧ria
Proper noun
Nigeria n
- Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)
Derived terms
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈniɡeriɑ/, [ˈniɡe̞ˌriɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -iɑ
- Syllabification(key): Ni‧ge‧ri‧a
- Hyphenation(key): Ni‧ge‧ria
Proper noun
Nigeria
- Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)
Declension
| Inflection of Nigeria (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | Nigeria | — | |
| genitive | Nigerian | — | |
| partitive | Nigeriaa | — | |
| illative | Nigeriaan | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Nigeria | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Nigeria | — |
| gen. | Nigerian | ||
| genitive | Nigerian | — | |
| partitive | Nigeriaa | — | |
| inessive | Nigeriassa | — | |
| elative | Nigeriasta | — | |
| illative | Nigeriaan | — | |
| adessive | Nigerialla | — | |
| ablative | Nigerialta | — | |
| allative | Nigerialle | — | |
| essive | Nigeriana | — | |
| translative | Nigeriaksi | — | |
| abessive | Nigeriatta | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Derived terms
French
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from English Nigeria.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Nigeria m
- Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)
- Synonym: République fédérale du Nigeria
Derived terms
See also
German
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Nigeria n (proper noun, genitive Nigerias or (optionally with an article) Nigeria)
- Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)
- Synonym: Bundesrepubik Nigeria
Derived terms
See also
- Ägypten
- Algerien
- Angola
- Äquatorialguinea
- Äthiopien
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Demokratische Republik Kongo
- Dschibuti
- Elfenbeinküste
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Gabun
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kamerun
- Kap Verde
- Kenia
- Komoren
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libyen
- Madagaskar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Marokko
- Mauretanien
- Mauritius
- Mosambik
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Republik Kongo
- Ruanda
- Sambia
- Senegal
- Seychellen
- Sierra Leone
- Simbabwe
- Somalia
- Südafrika
- Sudan
- Südsudan
- São Tomé und Príncipe
- Tansania
- Togo
- Tschad
- Tunesien
- Uganda
- Zentralafrikanische Republik
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from English Nigeria.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /niɡəˈria/ [ni.ɡəˈri.a]
- Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: Ni‧ge‧ri‧a
Proper noun
Nigeria
- Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)
Noun
Nigeria (plural Nigeria-Nigeria or para Nigeria)
Adjective
Nigeria (comparative lebih Nigeria, superlative paling Nigeria)
See also
- Afrika Selatan
- Aljazair
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cad
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Etiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea Khatulistiwa
- Guinea-Bissau
- Jibuti
- Kamerun
- Kenya
- Komoro
- Lesoto
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagaskar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Maroko
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mesir
- Mozambik
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Pantai Gading
- Republik Afrika Tengah
- Republik Demokratik Kongo
- Republik Kongo
- Rwanda
- Sao Tome dan Principe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Sudan Selatan
- Tanjung Verde
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Further reading
- “Nigeria”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /niˈd͡ʒɛ.rja/
- Rhymes: -ɛrja
- Hyphenation: Ni‧gè‧ria
Proper noun
Nigeria f
- Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)
Derived terms
Anagrams
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [nɪˈɡeː.ri.a]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [niˈd͡ʒɛː.ri.a]
Proper noun
Nigēria f sg (genitive Nigēriae); first declension
- (New Latin) Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Nigēria |
| genitive | Nigēriae |
| dative | Nigēriae |
| accusative | Nigēriam |
| ablative | Nigēriā |
| vocative | Nigēria |
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Nigeria
- Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)
Related terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Nigeria
- Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)
Related terms
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɲiˈɡɛ.rja/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛrja
- Syllabification: Ni‧ge‧ria
Proper noun
Nigeria f (related adjective nigeryjski)
- Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)
Declension
Declension of Nigeria
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Nigeria |
| genitive | Nigerii |
| dative | Nigerii |
| accusative | Nigerię |
| instrumental | Nigerią |
| locative | Nigerii |
| vocative | Nigerio |
Derived terms
- Nigeryjczyk
- Nigeryjka
See also
- Algieria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Czad
- Demokratyczna Republika Konga
- Dżibuti
- Egipt
- Erytrea
- Eswatini
- Etiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Gwinea
- Gwinea Bissau
- Gwinea Równikowa
- Kamerun
- Kenia
- Komory
- Kongo
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libia
- Madagaskar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Maroko
- Mauretania
- Mauritius
- Mozambik
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Południowa Afryka
- Republika Środkowoafrykańska
- Republika Zielonego Przylądka
- Rwanda
- Sahara Zachodnia
- Senegal
- Seszele
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Sudan Południowy
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunezja
- Uganda
- Wybrzeże Kości Słoniowej
- Wyspy Świętego Tomasza i Książęca
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Further reading
- Nigeria in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /niˈxeɾja/ [niˈxe.ɾja]
Audio (Spain): (file) - Rhymes: -eɾja
- Syllabification: Ni‧ge‧ria
Proper noun
Nigeria f
- Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)
Derived terms
Anagrams
Swahili
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Proper noun
Nigeria
- Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)
Derived terms
See also
- Afrika Kusini
- Algeria ~ Aljeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Chad ~ Chadi
- Cote d'Ivoire ~ Kodivaa
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia, Uhabeshi ~ Habeshi
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea Bisau ~ Guinea-Bisau ~ Ginebisau
- Guinea ya Ikweta ~ Ginekweta
- Guinea ~ Gine ~ Gini
- Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati
- Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo, Kongo-Kinshasa
- Jamhuri ya Kongo, Kongo-Brazzaville
- Jibuti ~ Djibouti
- Kamerun ~ Cameroon ~ Kameruni
- Kenya
- Komori, Visiwa vya Ngazija
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagaska, Bukini
- Malawi, Unyasa
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mayotte
- Misri, Umisri
- Morisi
- Moroko ~ Maroko
- Msumbiji, Mozambik
- Mtakatifu Helena
- Namibia
- Niger ~ Nijeri
- Nigeria ~ Nijeria ~ Naijeria
- Rwanda ~ Ruanda
- Réunion
- Sahara ya Magharibi
- Sao Tome na Principe
- Senegal ~ Senegali
- Shelisheli
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Sudan Kusini
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Uswazi, Swaziland
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɪˈɡeːrɪa/
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Nigeria n (genitive Nigerias)
- Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)
Related terms
See also
- Algeriet
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Centralafrikanska republiken
- Demokratiska republiken Kongo
- Djibouti
- Egypten
- Ekvatorialguinea
- Elfenbenskusten
- Eritrea
- Etiopien
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kamerun
- Kap Verde
- Kenya
- Komorerna
- Kongo-Brazzaville
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libyen
- Madagaskar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Marocko
- Mauretanien
- Mauritius
- Moçambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- São Tomé och Príncipe
- Senegal
- Seychellerna
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Swaziland
- Sydafrika
- Sydsudan
- Tanzania
- Tchad
- Togo
- Tunisien
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
References
Welsh
Proper noun
Nigeria f (not mutable)
- Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)
Related terms
- Nigeraidd (“Nigerian”, adjective)
- Nigeriad (“Nigerian”, noun)
See also
- Angola
- Algeria
- Benin
- Botswana
- Bwrcina Ffaso
- Bwrwndi
- Cabo Verde
- Camerŵn
- Cenia
- De Affrica
- De Swdan
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Gini
- Gini Bisaw
- Gini Gyhydeddol
- Gorllewin Sahara
- Gweriniaeth Canolbarth Affrica
- Gweriniaeth Ddemocrataidd y Congo
- Gweriniaeth y Congo
- Jibwti
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libia
- Madagasgar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mawrisiws
- Mawritania
- Moroco
- Mosambic
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Sambia
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Simbabwe
- Somalia
- Swdan
- São Tomé a Príncipe
- Tansania
- Tiwnisia
- Togo
- Tsiad
- Wganda
- y Comoros
- y Seychelles
- y Traeth Ifori
- yr Aifft
Further reading
- Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “Nigeria”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary[3], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN