Nigerian

Nigerian

See also: nigerian, nigérian, and Nigérian

English

Etymology

Nigeria +‎ -an

Noun

Nigerian (plural Nigerians)

1. A person from Nigeria or of Nigerian descent.

Usage notes

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

Translations

person

Bulgarian: нигериец (bg) m (nigeriec) Catalan: nigerià (ca) Czech: Nigerijec 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 German: Nigerianer (de) m, Nigerianerin (de) f Hawaiian: Naigeria Irish: Nigéarach m Italian: nigeriano (it) Japanese: ナイジェリア人 (Nijeria-jin)

Lithuanian: nigerietis (lt) m, nigerietė (lt) f Norwegian: Bokmål: nigerianer m Nynorsk: nigerian (nn) m, nigerianar (nn) m 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)

Adjective

Nigerian (not comparable)

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

Translations

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

Bulgarian: нигерийски (nigeríjski) Catalan: nigerià (ca) Czech: nigerijský Dutch: Nigeriaans (nl), Nigeriaanse (nl) Finnish: nigerialainen (fi) French: nigérian (fr) 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

See also

• Nigerien
• Nigerois

Anagrams

• arginine, geraniin

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Finnish

Proper noun

Nigerian

1. Genitive singular form of Nigeria.