Etymology

Nigerian

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Today it means: A person from Nigeria or of Nigerian descent. Full definition →

English Nigeria ← French Niger ← Latin nigerinflu.
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The story

  1. Tuaregn'igherren?
  2. Latinnigerinflu.
  3. FrenchNiger
  4. EnglishNiger
  5. EnglishNigeria
  6. English todayNigerian

From Nigeria + -n.

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