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: (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.
- 2021 February 10, Eoin McSweeney, “As Covid-19 cases rise in Nigeria, a government policy is creating crowds and chaos”, in CNN[1]:
- 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) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- IPA(key): /ni.ʒe.ʁja/
Audio: (file)
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
- IPA(key): /niˈɡeːʁia/
Audio: (file)
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
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: (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
References
- Griffiths, Bruce, Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995) Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary[2], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN