nigeria (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Nigeria*:
NOUN	location	Nigeria, Federal Republic of Nigeria	a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea

Nigeria > pronunciation
Sounds	nayjhih'riyah
Rhymes	Abyssinia ... zinnia: 217 rhymes with iyah...

English > *Nigeria*: 1 sense > noun 1, location
Meaning	A republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; gained independence from Britain in 1960; most populous African country.
Synonym	Federal Republic of Nigeria
Instance of	African country, African nation	Any one of the countries occupying the African continent
Member of	Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries, OPEC	An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the production and sale of petroleum
Members	Nigerian	A native or inhabitant of Nigeria
Part of	Africa	The second largest continent
Parts	Abuja, capital of Nigeria, Nigerian capital	Capital of Nigeria in the center of the country
	Ibadan	A large Yoruba city in southwestern Nigeria
	Katsina	A city in northern Nigeria
	Lagos	Chief port and economic center of Nigeria
	Maiduguri, Yerwa-Maiduguri	A city in northeastern Nigeria
	Niger, Niger River	An African river
	Zaria	A city in north central Nigeria
Region of	al Sunna Wal Jamma, Followers of the Prophet	A resurgent Islamic fundamentalist organization based in Nigeria that is thought to be planning terrorist attacks
Spanish	Nigeria
Catalan	Nigeria, Nigèria
Adjectives	Nigerian	of or relating to Nigeria

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