Meanings
Nigerien1
nounNigerien (plural Nigeriens)
plural Nigeriens · alternative Nigérien
- A person from Niger or of Nigerien descent.
Nigerien2
adjectiveNigerien (not comparable)
alternative Nigérien
- not comparableOf, from, or pertaining to Niger or the Nigerien people.
Synonyms & antonyms
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adjectiveof or relating to the people of Nigeria
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Origin
Nigerien · noun
- FrenchNigérien
- EnglishNigerien
From French Nigérien, from Niger + -ien.
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Full word history & related roots →Nigerien · adjective
- Frenchnigérien
- EnglishNigerien
From French nigérien, from Niger + -ien.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Nigerees, Nigeryn
- Nigereesperson
- Nigerynperson
- Nigerspertaining to Niger
- Nigerynspertaining to Niger
Czech Nigeřan, nigerský
- Nigeřanperson
- nigerskýpertaining to Niger
Dutch Nigerees, Nigerese
- Nigereesperson
- Nigereseperson
- Nigereespertaining to Niger
Esperanto niĝerano, niĝerlandano
- niĝeranoperson
- niĝerlandanoperson
- niĝeraninoperson
- niĝerlandaninoperson
Finnish nigeriläinen, nigeriläinen
- nigeriläinenperson
- nigeriläinenpertaining to Niger
French Nigérien, Nigérienne
- Nigérienperson
- Nigérienneperson
German Nigrer, Nigrerin
- Nigrerperson
- Nigrerinperson
- nigrischpertaining to Niger
Hindi नाइजरी, नाइजरी
- नाइजरी (nāijrī)person
- नाइजरी (nāijrī)pertaining to Niger
Irish Nígireach, Nígireach
- Nígireachperson
- Nígireachpertaining to Niger
Norwegian Bokmål nigerer, nigersk
- nigererperson
- nigerskpertaining to Niger
Polish Nigerczyk, Nigerka
- Nigerczykperson
- Nigerkaperson
- nigerskipertaining to Niger
Portuguese nigerino, nigerina
- nigerinoperson
- nigerinaperson
- nigerinopertaining to Niger
Russian ниге́рец, ниге́рка
- ниге́рец (nigérec)person
- ниге́рка (nigérka)person
- ни́герский (nígerskij)pertaining to Niger
- ниге́рский (nigérskij)pertaining to Niger
Spanish nigerino, nigerina
- nigerinoperson
- nigerinaperson
- nigerinopertaining to Niger
Swahili Mnijeri, Kinijeri
- Mnijeriperson
- Kinijeripertaining to Niger
Swedish nigerier, nigerer
- nigerierperson
- nigererperson
- nigeriskpertaining to Niger
Turkish Nijerli
- Nijerliperson
Ukrainian нігере́ць, ніге́рка
- нігере́ць (niherécʹ)person
- ніге́рка (nihérka)person
- ні́герський (níhersʹkyj)pertaining to Niger
Cite this entry
APA
Nigerien. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nigerien
MLA
“Nigerien.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nigerien. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nigerien,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nigerien.
Source: Nigerien on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.