Nigerian

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/naɪˈd͡ʒɪəɹɪən//naɪˈd͡ʒɪɹiən/

noun

A person from Nigeria or of Nigerian descent.

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Meanings

nounNigerian (plural Nigerians)

plural Nigerians

  1. A person from Nigeria or of Nigerian descent.

    He added that Nigerians were also pained watching their leaders live in luxury while they struggled to make ends meet.

    2024 August 1, Nimi Princewill and Stephanie Busari, “Violence erupts as Nigerians protest hunger across the nation”, in CNN
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    For the same reasons that many Nigerians troop to churches in recent times, many also seek spiritual intervention through African traditional religions.

    2010, Harry N. Agina, The Invasion of the Funky Pastors: Church Business at War with African Culture, Author House, →ISBN, page 119

    'No meat!' The Nigerian, who grew up knowing that ponmo or cowskin was popular on the menu list back home, heard the Chadians carry on, and pretending there was nothing scary about the promotion of ponmo as a national delicacy, replied suavely, 'Meat certainly is not all a man lives for, or is it, gentlemen?'

    2012, Steve Carlos, Behind the Firing Line
adjectiveNigerian (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture.

    There was some languidness latent in the Nigerian atmosphere that made her forget the meaning of time passing.

    2005, Helen Oyeyemi, The Icarus Girl, Bloomsbury, page 70
    1 more example

    One protester in the Nigerian capital told the national Channels Television that he was forced to join the Thursday protests due to hunger.

    2024 August 1, Nimi Princewill and Stephanie Busari, “Violence erupts as Nigerians protest hunger across the nation”, in CNN

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof or relating to the people of Nigeria

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Origin

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

From Nigeria + -n.

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Translations

Afrikaans Nigeriër, Nigeries
  • Nigeriërperson
  • Nigeriesof, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture
Bulgarian нигериец, нигери́йски
  • нигериец (nigeriec)person
  • нигери́йски (nigeríjski)of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture
Catalan nigerià, nigerià
  • nigeriàperson
  • nigeriàof, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture
Chinese Mandarin 尼日利亞人 /尼日利亚人, 奈及利亞人 /奈及利亚人
  • 尼日利亞人 /尼日利亚人person
  • 奈及利亞人 /奈及利亚人person
  • 尼日利亞的 /尼日利亚的 (Nírìlìyà de)of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture
  • 奈及利亞的 /奈及利亚的 (Nàijílìyà de)of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture
Czech Nigerijec, nigerijský
  • Nigerijecperson
  • nigerijskýof, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture
Dutch Nigeriaan, Nigeriaanse
  • Nigeriaanperson
  • Nigeriaanseperson
  • Nigeriaansof, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture
  • Nigeriaanseof, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture
Esperanto niĝeriano, niĝerianino
  • niĝerianoperson
  • niĝerianinoperson
Finnish nigerialainen, nigerialainen
  • nigerialainenperson
  • nigerialainenof, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture
French Nigérian, Nigériane
  • Nigérianperson
  • Nigérianeperson
  • nigérianof, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture
German Nigerianer, Nigerianerin
  • Nigerianerperson
  • Nigerianerinperson
  • nigerianischof, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture
Hawaiian Naigeria, Naigeria
  • Naigeriaperson
  • Naigeriaof, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture
Hindi नाइजीरियाई, नाइजीरियाई
  • नाइजीरियाई (nāijīriyāī)person
  • नाइजीरियाई (nāijīriyāī)of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture
Irish Nigéarach, Nigéarach
  • Nigéarachperson
  • Nigéarachof, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture
Italian nigeriano, nigeriano
  • nigerianoperson
  • nigerianoof, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture
Japanese ナイジェリア人
  • ナイジェリア人 (Naijeria-jin)person
Korean 나이지리아인, 나이지리아 사람
  • 나이지리아인 (naijiriain)person
  • 나이지리아 사람 (naijiria saram)person
Lithuanian nigerietis, nigerietė
  • nigerietisperson
  • nigerietėperson
Norwegian Bokmål nigerianer, nigeriansk
  • nigerianerperson
  • nigerianskof, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture
Polish Nigeryjczyk, Nigeryjka
  • Nigeryjczykperson
  • Nigeryjkaperson
  • nigeryjskiof, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture
Portuguese nigeriano, nigeriano
  • nigerianoperson
  • nigerianoof, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture
Romanian nigerian, nigeriană
  • nigerianperson
  • nigerianăperson
  • nigerianof, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture
Russian нигери́ец, нигери́йка
  • нигери́ец (nigeríjec)person
  • нигери́йка (nigeríjka)person
  • нигери́йский (nigeríjskij)of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture
Spanish nigeriano, nigeriano
  • nigerianoperson
  • nigerianoof, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture
Swahili Mnigeria, Kinigeria
  • Mnigeriaperson
  • Kinigeriaof, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture
Swedish nigeriansk
  • nigerianskof, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture
Turkish Nijeryalı
  • Nijeryalıperson
Ukrainian ніге́рійський
  • ніге́рійський (nihérijsʹkyj)of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Nigerian

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APA

Nigerian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nigerian

MLA

“Nigerian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nigerian. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nigerian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nigerian.

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