"Nigerian" meaning in English

See Nigerian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /naɪˈd͡ʒɪəɹɪən/, /naɪˈd͡ʒɪɹiən/
Rhymes: -ɪɹiən Etymology: From Nigeria + -an. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Nigeria|an}} Nigeria + -an Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Nigerian (not comparable)
  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture. Tags: not-comparable Categories (place): Nigeria Derived forms: Nigerian English, Nigerian Pidgin, Nigerian prince, Nigerian scam, Nigerian time Related terms: Nigerien, Nigerois Translations (of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture): Nigeries (Afrikaans), нигери́йски (nigeríjski) (Bulgarian), nigerià (Catalan), nigerijský (Czech), Nigeriaans (Dutch), Nigeriaanse (Dutch), nigerialainen (Finnish), nigérian (French), nixeriano (Galician), nigerianisch (German), Naigeria (Hawaiian), Nigéarach (Irish), nigeriano (Italian), nigeriansk (Norwegian Bokmål), nigeriansk (Norwegian Nynorsk), nigeryjski [masculine] (Polish), nigeriano (Portuguese), nigerian (Romanian), нигери́йский (nigeríjskij) (Russian), nigerijski (Serbo-Croatian), nigeriano (Spanish), Kinigeria (Swahili), nigeriansk (Swedish), Nàìjíríà (Yoruba)
    Sense id: en-Nigerian-en-adj-8q-yVVGU Disambiguation of Nigeria: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Niggerian [offensive]

Noun

IPA: /naɪˈd͡ʒɪəɹɪən/, /naɪˈd͡ʒɪɹiən/ Forms: Nigerians [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪɹiən Etymology: From Nigeria + -an. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Nigeria|an}} Nigeria + -an Head templates: {{en-noun}} Nigerian (plural Nigerians)
  1. A person from Nigeria or of Nigerian descent. Categories (topical): Nationalities Categories (place): Nigeria Derived forms: Nigerianize, Nigerianization Translations (person): Nigeriër (Afrikaans), Alata (Akan), нигериец (nigeriec) [masculine] (Bulgarian), nigerià (Catalan), Nigerijec [masculine] (Czech), Nigeriaan [masculine] (Dutch), Nigeriaanse [feminine] (Dutch), niĝeriano (english: man or woman) (Esperanto), niĝerianino (english: woman) (Esperanto), nigerialainen (Finnish), Nigérian [masculine] (French), Nigériane [feminine] (French), nixeriano [masculine] (Galician), Nigerianer [masculine] (German), Nigerianerin [feminine] (German), Naigeria (Hawaiian), Nigéarach [masculine] (Irish), nigeriano (Italian), ナイジェリア人 (Naijeria-jin) (Japanese), nigerietis [masculine] (Lithuanian), nigerietė [feminine] (Lithuanian), nigerianer [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), nigerian [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), nigerianar [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), Nàjéríyàci (Nupe), Nigeryjczyk [masculine] (Polish), Nigeryjka [feminine] (Polish), nigeriano [masculine] (Portuguese), nigerian [masculine] (Romanian), nigeriană [feminine] (Romanian), нигери́ец (nigeríjec) [masculine] (Russian), нигери́йка (nigeríjka) [feminine] (Russian), Nigerijac [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Nigerijka [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), nigeriano [masculine] (Spanish), Mnigeria (Swahili), Nijeryalı (Turkish), ọmọ Nàìjíríà (Yoruba)
    Sense id: en-Nigerian-en-noun-p4qb5EjZ Disambiguation of Nationalities: 37 63 Disambiguation of Nigeria: 52 48 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -an, English terms suffixed with -ian, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Akan translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hawaiian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Nupe translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swahili translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Yoruba translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 26 74 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 26 74 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Akan translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Hawaiian translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Nupe translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Swahili translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Yoruba translations: 29 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Niggerian [offensive]

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "person",
          "word": "Nigeriër"
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          "code": "eo",
          "english": "woman",
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "person",
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
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          "word": "nixeriano"
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          "lang": "German",
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          "code": "haw",
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          "sense": "person",
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "person",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "Nigéarach"
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        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "person",
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        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "Naijeria-jin",
          "sense": "person",
          "word": "ナイジェリア人"
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          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "person",
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          "lang": "Lithuanian",
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          "code": "nup",
          "lang": "Nupe",
          "sense": "person",
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "person",
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          "code": "pl",
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          "sense": "person",
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "person",
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          "sense": "person",
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          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "person",
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          "lang": "Yoruba",
          "sense": "person",
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    },
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      "ipa": "/naɪˈd͡ʒɪɹiən/"
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          "sense": "of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture",
          "word": "Nigeriaans"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture",
          "word": "Nigeriaanse"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture",
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        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture",
          "word": "nigérian"
        },
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture",
          "word": "nixeriano"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture",
          "word": "nigerianisch"
        },
        {
          "code": "haw",
          "lang": "Hawaiian",
          "sense": "of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture",
          "word": "Naigeria"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture",
          "word": "Nigéarach"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture",
          "word": "nigeriano"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture",
          "word": "nigeriansk"
        },
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          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture",
          "word": "nigeriansk"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "nigeryjski"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture",
          "word": "nigeriano"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture",
          "word": "nigerian"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "nigeríjskij",
          "sense": "of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture",
          "word": "нигери́йский"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture",
          "word": "nigerijski"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture",
          "word": "nigeriano"
        },
        {
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture",
          "word": "Kinigeria"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture",
          "word": "nigeriansk"
        },
        {
          "code": "yo",
          "lang": "Yoruba",
          "sense": "of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture",
          "word": "Nàìjíríà"
        }
      ]
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      "ipa": "/naɪˈd͡ʒɪəɹɪən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/naɪˈd͡ʒɪɹiən/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪɹiən"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Terms with Akan translations",
    "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
    "Terms with Catalan translations",
    "Terms with Czech translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Esperanto translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with Galician translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Hawaiian translations",
    "Terms with Irish translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Japanese translations",
    "Terms with Lithuanian translations",
    "Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations",
    "Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations",
    "Terms with Nupe translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Romanian translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Swahili translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations",
    "Terms with Turkish translations",
    "Terms with Yoruba translations",
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      "word": "Nigerianize"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/naɪˈd͡ʒɪɹiən/"
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    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "person",
      "word": "Nigeriër"
    },
    {
      "code": "ak",
      "lang": "Akan",
      "sense": "person",
      "word": "Alata"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nigeriec",
      "sense": "person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "person",
      "word": "nigerià"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Nigerijec"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Nigeriaan"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "person",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Nigeriaanse"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "english": "man or woman",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "person",
      "word": "niĝeriano"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "english": "woman",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "person",
      "word": "niĝerianino"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "person",
      "word": "nigerialainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Nigérian"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "person",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Nigériane"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nixeriano"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Nigerianer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "person",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Nigerianerin"
    },
    {
      "code": "haw",
      "lang": "Hawaiian",
      "sense": "person",
      "word": "Naigeria"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Nigéarach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "person",
      "word": "nigeriano"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Naijeria-jin",
      "sense": "person",
      "word": "ナイジェリア人"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nigerietis"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "person",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "nigerietė"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nigerianer"
    },
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      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nigerian"
    },
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      "code": "nn",
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      "sense": "person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nigerianar"
    },
    {
      "code": "nup",
      "lang": "Nupe",
      "sense": "person",
      "word": "Nàjéríyàci"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Nigeryjczyk"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "person",
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        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Nigeryjka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nigeriano"
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    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nigerian"
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    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "person",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "nigeriană"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nigeríjec",
      "sense": "person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "нигери́ец"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nigeríjka",
      "sense": "person",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "нигери́йка"
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "Nigerijac"
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "person",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Nigerijka"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nigeriano"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "person",
      "word": "Mnigeria"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "person",
      "word": "Nijeryalı"
    },
    {
      "code": "yo",
      "lang": "Yoruba",
      "sense": "person",
      "word": "ọmọ Nàìjíríà"
    }
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}

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    "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
    "Terms with Catalan translations",
    "Terms with Czech translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Esperanto translations",
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    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with Galician translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Hawaiian translations",
    "Terms with Irish translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Japanese translations",
    "Terms with Lithuanian translations",
    "Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations",
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    "Terms with Romanian translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
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    "Terms with Turkish translations",
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      "word": "Nigerian English"
    },
    {
      "word": "Nigerian Pidgin"
    },
    {
      "word": "Nigerian prince"
    },
    {
      "word": "Nigerian scam"
    },
    {
      "word": "Nigerian time"
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      "word": "Nigerien"
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      "word": "Nigerois"
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        "Of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture."
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      "ipa": "/naɪˈd͡ʒɪəɹɪən/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/naɪˈd͡ʒɪɹiən/"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɪɹiən"
    }
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    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture",
      "word": "Nigeries"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nigeríjski",
      "sense": "of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture",
      "word": "нигери́йски"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture",
      "word": "nigerià"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture",
      "word": "nigerijský"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture",
      "word": "Nigeriaans"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture",
      "word": "Nigeriaanse"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture",
      "word": "nigerialainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture",
      "word": "nigérian"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture",
      "word": "nixeriano"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture",
      "word": "nigerianisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "haw",
      "lang": "Hawaiian",
      "sense": "of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture",
      "word": "Naigeria"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture",
      "word": "Nigéarach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture",
      "word": "nigeriano"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture",
      "word": "nigeriansk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture",
      "word": "nigeriansk"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nigeryjski"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture",
      "word": "nigeriano"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture",
      "word": "nigerian"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nigeríjskij",
      "sense": "of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture",
      "word": "нигери́йский"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture",
      "word": "nigerijski"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture",
      "word": "nigeriano"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture",
      "word": "Kinigeria"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture",
      "word": "nigeriansk"
    },
    {
      "code": "yo",
      "lang": "Yoruba",
      "sense": "of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture",
      "word": "Nàìjíríà"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Nigerian"
}

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