Nigeria
//naɪˈd͡ʒɪə̯ɹiə// name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 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."
Synonyms
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More examples"At one time Nigeria was a British colony."
Etymology
From Niger + -ia, coined by British journalist Flora Shaw in 1897.
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