What does Nigerian mean?

Definitions for Nigerian
ni·ge·ri·an

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Nigerian.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Nigerianadjective

    a native or inhabitant of Nigeria

  2. Nigerianadjective

    of or relating to Nigeria

    "the Nigerian capital used to be Lagos"

  3. Nigerian, Nigerienadjective

    of or relating to the people of Nigeria

    "a Nigerian novelist won the Nobel Prize for literature this year"

Wiktionary

  1. Nigeriannoun

    A person from Nigeria or of Nigerian descent.

  2. Nigerianadjective

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

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Nigerian in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Nigerian in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Nigerian in a Sentence

  1. Ryan Mauro:

    The new Nigerian president will have to fight Boko Haram because the group cannot be dealt with any other way, boko Haram has even alienated fellow Islamists who believe in Sharia governance. That doesn't mean that these Islamists opposed to Boko Haram are moderates; just that they are less ferocious than Boko Haram.

  2. Matthew Page:

    This has the potential to further slow down decision-making within top tiers of Nigerian government.

  3. Chadian President Idriss Deby:

    Two months after the beginning of this war, we have not had a single direct contact on the ground with units of the Nigerian army. This is why, more than once, Chadian forces have been obliged to retake towns and advance again.

  4. Boko Haram:

    The Nigerian soldiers are being sent out with nothing but 30 rounds in their rifles, basically they are firing their 30 rounds and running.

  5. Muhammadu Samaru:

    We feel dehumanized and betrayed by the Nigerian government, there can never be any trust and any cordial relations between us and the soldiers unless they change their ways. This is not the first time they are killing us.

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Translations for Nigerian

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

  • In Latin, "nigerian" translates to "Nigerianus."Latin
  • nigeriansktSwedish

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