Naija
See also: Naịja
English
Alternative forms
- 9ja (slang)
- Naij (MLE)
Adjective
Naija
- Of or from Nigeria.
- 2019, Chigozie Obioma, An Orchestra of Minorities, Abacus (2019), page 325:
- ‘If you come [...] you will meet a lot of Naija people there.’
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Noun
Naija (plural Naijas)
- A person from Nigeria.
Proper noun
Naija
- (slang) Nigeria
- 1957, Gavin Maxwell, People of the Reeds, page 102:
- We stopped at the mudhif of an important Sayid, and even a spectacled white-turbaned priest from Naija treated us with courtesy, and did not, as did most of those whom we met later, leave the building as soon as we had entered it.
- 2000, Ken Saro-Wiwa: Writer and Political Activist, page 139:
- There were obituaries, poems, hastily scratched out but very heartfelt dirges, and a unity that I have never before seen in Naija: a unity that, although it technically lasted about a week, still has lingering effects to the present day.
- 2005, Shrubs and Trees: A Collection of Short Stories, page 31:
- But, it is correct to say most of our leaders in Naija are not leaders but looters.
- 2011, Peter Ladi Thompson, The New Eden, page 10:
- He remembered that the process of clearing immigration and locating your luggage in Murtala Muhammad Airport was no small feat for a first time visitor to Naija.
- 1957, Gavin Maxwell, People of the Reeds, page 102:
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Nigerian Pidgin Naijá
Proper noun
Naija
- An English-based creole of Nigeria, combining vocabulary and grammar from the English language as well as various indigenous Nigerian languages & remnants of Portuguese.
- Synonym: Nigerian Pidgin
Alternative forms
- Naijá
Anagrams
- inaja, inajá
Nigerian Pidgin
Proper noun
Naijá or Naija
- Naija (language), Nigerian Pidgin
Proper noun
Naijá or Naija
- Nigeria (a country in West Africa)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English Niger.
Proper noun
Naija
- of Nigeria (a country in West Africa)
Yoruba
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English Niger.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ná.í.d͡ʒà/
Proper noun
Náíjà
- Niger (a country in West Africa)
- A state of Nigeria in the North Central geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Minna.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nà.ì.d͡ʒá/
Proper noun
Nàìjá
- (slang) Nigeria (a country in West Africa)
Noun
Nàìjá
- A Nigerian