Nigeria
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Niger + -ia, coined by British journalist Flora Shaw in 1897.
PronunciationEdit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /naɪˈdʒɪə.ɹɪə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /naɪˈdʒɪɹ.i.ə/
- (Scotland) IPA(key): /naɪˈdʒiː.ɹi.ə/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɪəɹiə
- Hyphenation: Ni‧ge‧ria
- Rhymes: -ɪɹiə
Proper nounEdit
Nigeria
- A country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger. Official name: Federal Republic of Nigeria.
HypernymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
a country in Western Africa
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See alsoEdit
- Abuja
- Countries of the world
- (countries of Africa) countries of Africa; Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, 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, Zambia, Zimbabwe (Category: en:Countries) [edit]
Further readingEdit
Nigeria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Nigeria on the Simple English Wikipedia.Wikipedia simple
AnagramsEdit
FinnishEdit
Proper nounEdit
Nigeria
- Nigeria (a country in West Africa)
DeclensionEdit
| 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 | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | Nigeriatta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
| Possessive forms of Nigeria (type kulkija) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Nigeriani | Nigeriamme |
| 2nd person | Nigeriasi | Nigerianne |
| 3rd person | Nigeriansa | |
Derived termsEdit
FrenchEdit
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EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Nigeria m
- Nigeria (a country in West Africa)
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GermanEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Nigeria n (genitive Nigerias)
- Nigeria (a country in West Africa)
SynonymsEdit
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ItalianEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Nigeria f
- Nigeria (a country in West Africa)
Derived termsEdit
LatinEdit
Proper nounEdit
Nigeria f sg (genitive Nigeriae); first declension
- (New Latin) Nigeria (a country in West Africa)
DeclensionEdit
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Nigeria |
| Genitive | Nigeriae |
| Dative | Nigeriae |
| Accusative | Nigeriam |
| Ablative | Nigeriā |
| Vocative | Nigeria |
Norwegian BokmålEdit
Proper nounEdit
Nigeria
- Nigeria (a country in West Africa)
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Norwegian NynorskEdit
Proper nounEdit
Nigeria
- Nigeria (a country in West Africa)
Related termsEdit
PolishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Nigeria f
- Nigeria (a country in West Africa)
DeclensionEdit
declension of Nigeria
Derived termsEdit
- (nouns) Nigeryjczyk m, Nigeryjka f
- (adjective) nigeryjski
SpanishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Nigeria f
- Nigeria (a country in West Africa)
Derived termsEdit
SwahiliEdit
Alternative formsEdit
PronunciationEdit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Proper nounEdit
Nigeria
- Nigeria (a country in West Africa)
Derived termsEdit
See alsoEdit
- (countries of Africa) nchi za Afrika; Algeria or Aljeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Kamerun or Cameroon or Kameruni, Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati, Chad or Chadi, Komori or Visiwa vya Ngazija, Cote d'Ivoire or Kodivaa, Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo or Kongo-Kinshasa, Jibuti or Djibouti, Misri or Umisri, Guinea ya Ikweta or Ginekweta, Eritrea, Ethiopia or Uhabeshi or Habeshi, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea or Gine or Gini, Guinea Bisau or Guinea-Bisau or Ginebisau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagaska or Bukini, Malawi or Unyasa, Mali, Mauritania, Morisi, Mayotte, Moroko or Maroko, Msumbiji or Mozambik, Namibia, Niger or Nijeri, Nigeria or Nijeria or Naijeria, Jamhuri ya Kongo or Kongo-Brazzaville, Réunion, Rwanda or Ruanda, Mtakatifu Helena, Sao Tome na Principe, Senegal or Senegali, Shelisheli, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Afrika Kusini, Sudan Kusini, Sudan, Uswazi or Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Sahara ya Magharibi, Zambia, Zimbabwe (Category: sw:Countries in Africa) [edit]
SwedishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Nigeria n (genitive Nigerias)
- Nigeria (a country in West Africa)