Nigerian

See also: nigerian, nigérian, and Nigérian

English

Etymology

Nigeria +‎ -an

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naɪˈd͡ʒɪəɹɪən/, /naɪˈd͡ʒɪɹiən/
• Rhymes: -ɪɹiən

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.

Derived terms

• Nigerianize
• Nigerianization
• Niggerian (offensive)

Translations

person

• Afrikaans: Nigeriër
• Akan: Alata
• Bulgarian: нигериец (bg) m (nigeriec)
• Catalan: nigerià (ca)
• Czech: Nigerijec (cs) 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
• Galician: nixeriano (gl) m
• German: Nigerianer (de) m, Nigerianerin (de) f
• Hawaiian: Naigeria
• Irish: Nigéarach m
• Italian: nigeriano (it)
• Japanese: ナイジェリア人 (Naijeria-jin)
• Lithuanian: nigerietis (lt) m, nigerietė (lt) f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: nigerianer m

  Nynorsk: nigerian (nn) m, nigerianar (nn) m

• Nupe: Nàjéríyàci
• 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)
• Yoruba: ọmọ Nàìjíríà

Adjective

Nigerian (not comparable)

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

Derived terms

• Nigerian English
• Nigerian Pidgin
• Nigerian prince
• Nigerian scam
• Nigerian time
• Niggerian (offensive)

 

Translations

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

• Afrikaans: Nigeries
• Bulgarian: нигери́йски (nigeríjski)
• Catalan: nigerià (ca)
• Czech: nigerijský (cs)
• Dutch: Nigeriaans (nl), Nigeriaanse (nl)
• Finnish: nigerialainen (fi)
• French: nigérian (fr)
• Galician: nixeriano (gl)
• 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
• Swedish: nigeriansk (sv)
• Yoruba: Nàìjíríà

See also

• Nigerien
• Nigerois

Anagrams

• arginine, geraniin

Finnish

Proper noun

Nigerian

1. genitive singular of Nigeria