[
US
/naɪˈdʒɪɹiən/
]
ADJECTIVE
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of or relating to the people of Nigeria
a Nigerian novelist won the Nobel Prize for literature this year -
of or relating to Nigeria
the Nigerian capital used to be Lagos
NOUN
- a native or inhabitant of Nigeria
How To Use Nigerian In A Sentence
- These include a nice Nigerian guy who sells the best roast chicken around (he did this in Paris as well), a couple of Egyptians and a Tunisian who make great chicken shawarma and a couple of Turkish guys who do the same with beef.
- Nigerians jubilated, that is the truth, even in his compound. Vanguard
- Nigerian government of what it called blatant contempt for the rule of law. ANC Daily News Briefing
- Upon entering the dark galleries, one is welcomed by some remarkable exemplars of Nok terracottas and Ife heads on loan from the Nigerian National Museum, Lagos, and the Ife Museum.
- Nigerian starlet Justice Christopher could be the next player to win a place in Kevin Keegan's Maine Road blueprint.
- Now they are bent to the task of creating the first Nigerian pages on the university's Web server.
- Much maligned for much of the season, the Nigerian coped well when drafted into a central defensive role. Times, Sunday Times
- Jonathan won his own four-year mandate in elections last month, and took the oath of office Sunday from Nigerian Chief Justice Aloysius Katsina-Alu.
- Ben Okri is a Nigerian-born poet and novelist.
- Security officials say they have evidence that Gadhafi—who bankrolled insurrections across West Africa, including Nigerian oil militants—funneled money to Boko Haram's most hostile leaders. New Attacks Threaten Nigeria's Future
