Meanings
- not comparableCrossing or spanning the Niger (river or valley).
His explorations in search of an improved route to the Gulf of Guinea from the valley of the Niger resulted in a scheme for the Transnigerian Railway between the Bandama and Niger rivers.
1905, New International Encyclopedia, page 451 more example
... who had been in the expedition of Colonel Combes, published a very accurate map of the adjoining parts of the Soudan and French Guinea, and that, in 1895, Colonel Marchand gave a very complete map of his Transnigerian plan.
1901, The International Quarterly, page 521
Origin
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Transnigerian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Transnigerian
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