Nigeria
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Nigeria
- /naɪˈd͡ʒɪə̯ɹiə/ UK
- /naɪˈd͡ʒɪɹiə/ US
- /naɪˈd͡ʒiːɹiə/ Scotland
Rhymes with -ɪəɹiə, -ɪɹiə
Where it comes from
From Niger + -ia (“place”), coined by British journalist Flora Shaw in 1897.
proper noun
- A country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger. Official name: Federal Republic of Nigeria. Capital: Abuja. Largest city: Lagos. Currency: naira (₦). 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: uganda, niger, cameroon, cameroun, namibia, zambia, biafra, lagos, benin, abuja, nigerian, nicaragua, venezuela, spain, monaco, norway
Translations
Every language
name a country in Western Africa
| Español | Nigeria |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 나이지리아 Naijiria |
| 日本語 | ナイジェリア Naijeria |
| 中文 | 尼日利亞 /尼日利亚 Nírìlìyà |
| हिन्दी | नाइजीरिया nāijīriyā |
| Kiswahili | Nigeria |
| Português | Nigéria |
| Français | Nigeria, Nigéria |
| Deutsch | Nigeria, Nigerien |
| Italiano | Nigeria |
| Ελληνικά | Νιγηρία Nigiría |
| Română | Nigeria |
| Русский | Ниге́рия Nigérija |
| Tiếng Việt | Ni-giê-ri-a |
| العربية | نِيجِيرِيَا nījēriyā, نِيجِيرِيَا nīgīriyā, نِيجِيرِيَا nījīriyā, نَايْجِيرِيَا nayjīriyā |
| עברית | נִיגֶרְיָה nigerya |
Talk about this word "Nigeria." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nigeria. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Nigeria. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nigeria "Nigeria." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nigeria.Cite this
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title = {Nigeria},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nigeria},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
