Nigerian

See also: nigerian, nigérian, and Nigérian

English

Etymology

Nigeria +‎ -an

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /naɪˌd͡ʒɪəɹɪən/, /naɪˌd͡ʒɪɹiən/
Rhymes: -ɪɹiən

Noun

Nigerian (plural Nigerians)

A person from Nigeria or of Nigerian descent.

Usage notes

Nigerian is distinguished from Nigerien, which denotes a person from Niger.

Derived terms

Niggerian (offensive)

Translations

person

Akan: Alata
Bulgarian: нигериец (bg) m (nigeriec)
Catalan: nigerià (ca)
Czech: Nigerijec (cs) m
Dutch: Nigeriaan (nl) m, Nigeriaanse (nl) f
Esperanto: niĝeriano (man or woman), niĝerianino (woman)
Finnish: nigerialainen (fi)
French: Nigérian (fr) m, Nigériane (fr) f
Galician: nixeriano (gl) m
German: Nigerianer (de) m, Nigerianerin (de) f
Hawaiian: Naigeria
Irish: Nigéarach m
Italian: nigeriano (it)
Japanese: ナイジェリア人 (Naijeria-jin)
Lithuanian: nigerietis (lt) m, nigerietė (lt) f
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nigerianer m

Nynorsk: nigerian (nn) m, nigerianar (nn) m
Nupe: Nàjéríyàci
Polish: Nigeryjczyk (pl) m, Nigeryjka (pl) f
Portuguese: nigeriano (pt) m
Romanian: nigerian (ro) m, nigeriană (ro) f
Russian: нигери́ец (ru) m (nigeríjec), нигери́йка (ru) f (nigeríjka)
Serbo-Croatian: Nigerijac (sh) m, Nigerijka f
Spanish: nigeriano (es) m
Swahili: Mnigeria
Turkish: Nijeryalı (tr)
Yoruba: ọmọ Nàìjíríà

Adjective

Nigerian (not comparable)

Of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture.

Derived terms

Translations

of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture

Bulgarian: нигери́йски (nigeríjski)
Catalan: nigerià (ca)
Czech: nigerijský (cs)
Dutch: Nigeriaans (nl), Nigeriaanse (nl)
Finnish: nigerialainen (fi)
French: nigérian (fr)
Galician: nixeriano (gl)
German: nigerianisch (de)
Hawaiian: Naigeria
Irish: Nigéarach
Italian: nigeriano (it)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nigeriansk

Nynorsk: nigeriansk (nn)
Polish: nigeryjski (pl) m
Portuguese: nigeriano (pt)
Romanian: nigerian (ro)
Russian: нигери́йский (ru) (nigeríjskij)
Serbo-Croatian: nigerijski (sh)
Spanish: nigeriano (es)
Swahili: Kinigeria
Swedish: nigeriansk (sv)
Yoruba: Nàìjíríà

See also

Anagrams

arginine, geraniin

Finnish

Proper noun

Nigerian

genitive singular of Nigeria

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