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Nigerian

ni·ge·rian

UK/naɪˈd͡ʒɪəɹɪən/ US/naɪˈd͡ʒɪɹiən/ uncommon
adjective (2) noun (1)

adjective

1.

of or relating to Nigeria

  • “the Nigerian capital used to be Lagos”
2.

of or relating to the people of Nigeria

  • “a Nigerian novelist won the Noble Prize for literature this year”
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Origin

From Nigeria + -an.

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