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If you're able to grow up in Nigeria and go through certain things, you're able to tackle anything around the world because you're able to live wherever, if you can survive in a city like Lagos or Warri or Niger Delta, as far as I'm concerned.
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Meaning of "Niger" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NIGER

Niger  [niːˈʒɛə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NIGER

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adjective
verb
adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Niger is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NIGER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Niger

Niger

Niger, officially the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east. Niger covers a land area of almost 1,270,000 km2, making it the largest nation in West Africa, with over 80 percent of its land area covered by the Sahara desert. The country's predominantly Islamic population of 17,138,707 is mostly clustered in the far south and west of the nation. The capital city is Niamey, located in the far-southwest corner of Niger. Niger is a developing country, and is consistently one of the lowest-ranked in the United Nations' Human Development Index; it was ranked 186th of 186 countries for 2012. Much of the non-desert portions of the country are threatened by periodic drought and desertification. The economy is concentrated around subsistence and some export agriculture clustered in the more fertile south, and the export of raw materials, especially uranium ore.

Definition of Niger in the English dictionary

The first definition of Niger in the dictionary is . a landlocked republic in West Africa: important since earliest times for its trans-Saharan trade routes; made a French colony in 1922 and became fully independent in 1960; exports peanuts and livestock. Official language: French. Religion: Muslim majority. Currency: franc. Capital: Niamey. Pop: 16 899 327. Area: 1 267 000 sq km. Other definition of Niger is . a river in West Africa, rising in S Guinea and flowing in a great northward curve through Mali, then southwest through Niger and Nigeria to the Gulf of Guinea: the third longest river in Africa, with the largest delta, covering an area of 36 260 sq km. Length: 4184 km. Niger is also . a state of W central Nigeria. Capital: Minna. Pop: 3 950 249. Area: 76 363 sq km.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NIGER


Suger
suːˈʒɛə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NIGER

Niflheim
niftier
niftiest
niftily
niftiness
nifty
nigella
Niger seed
Niger-Congo
Nigeria
Nigerian
Nigerien

WORDS THAT END LIKE NIGER

armiger
Bengal tiger
braunschweiger
claviger
Eiger
Fibiger
garden tiger
Geiger
half tiger
Holliger
lamiger
liger
obliger
paper tiger
sabre-toothed tiger
Scaliger
Tasmanian tiger
Thesiger
tiger
veliger

Synonyms and antonyms of Niger in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Niger» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NIGER

Find out the translation of Niger to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Niger from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Niger» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

尼日尔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Níger
570 millions of speakers

English

Niger
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नाइजर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الْنَيّجَرُ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Нигер
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Níger
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নাইজারনদী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Niger
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Niger
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Niger
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ニジェール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

니제르
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Niger
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nước Niger
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நைஜர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नायजर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Nijer
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Niger
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Niger
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Нігер
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Niger
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Νίγηρας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Niger
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Niger
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Niger
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Niger

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NIGER»

The term «Niger» is very widely used and occupies the 6.045 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NIGER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Niger» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Niger» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Niger

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3 QUOTES WITH «NIGER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Niger.
1
Christine Lagarde
I think more of the little kids from a school in a little village in Niger who get teaching two hours a day, sharing one chair for three of them, and who are very keen to get an education. I have them in my mind all the time. Because I think they need even more help than the people in Athens.
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If you're able to grow up in Nigeria and go through certain things, you're able to tackle anything around the world because you're able to live wherever, if you can survive in a city like Lagos or Warri or Niger Delta, as far as I'm concerned.
3
Alex Shoumatoff
Most of the Amazon basin is as flat as a pancake and laced with extravagantly meandering waterways. One school of thought holds that more than 145 million years ago, when Africa and South America were joined, the Amazon's main stem was connected to the Niger River and actually flowed in the opposite direction, toward the Pacific Ocean.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NIGER»

Discover the use of Niger in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Niger and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Anatomy of the Niger Delta Crisis: Causes, Consequences and ...
The nine treatises in this book identify the primary motivations and major players in the imbroglio surrounding the international oil market.
Victor Ojakorotu, 2010
2
Ancient Middle Niger: Urbanism and the Self-organizing Landscape
Survey of the emergence of the ancient urban civilization of Middle Niger.
Roderick J. McIntosh, 2005
3
Niger Foreign Policy and Government Guide
Niger Foreign Policy and Government Guide
International Business Publications, USA., 2007
4
A History of the Niger Delta: An Historical Interpretation ...
Long out of print, this book brings together oral traditional evidence and all other available historical material including the work of the eminent historian of the Niger Delta, Kenneth Owuka Dike.
Ebiegberi Joe Alagoa, 1972
5
Niger: The Bradt Travel Guide
This guide covers both ends of the developing travel market for Niger: upmarket travellers looking for background information as a supplement to a tour, and budget explorers with a need to know all the practicalities.
Jolijn Geels, 2006
6
Zarma Folktales of Niger
Offers translations of fourteen folktales reflecting the culture and traditions of the West African people, including "The Hyena and the Hare," "The Famine," and "The Donkey and the Lion."
‎2010
7
Historical Dictionary of Niger
Decalo's name appears first on the earlier edition.
Abdourahmane Idrissa, Samuel Decalo, 2012
8
Hebrewisms of West Africa: From the Nile to Niger with the Jews
Williams challenges the reader by concluding that Hebraic traditions must have swept across "Negro Africa" and left its influence "among the various tribes.
Joseph J. Williams, 1999
9
Nomads who Cultivate Beauty: Wod̳aab̳e Dances and Visual ...
Why do the Wodaabe nomads of West Africa have beauty parades for men? Wodaabe??'s extraordinary and unique live performan-ces are often misunderstood by outsiders. The book pro-vides some answers about these aesthetic activities.
Mette Bovin, 2001
10
History of the Urhobo People of Niger Delta
The book then embarks on a close assessment of the advent of British imperialism in the Western Niger Delta. History of The Urhobo People of Niger Delta also probes the arrival and impact of Western Christian missions in Urhoboland.
Peter Palmer Ekeh, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NIGER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Niger is used in the context of the following news items.
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Work, Niger's Defense Minister Meet at Pentagon
WASHINGTON, July 23, 2015 – Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work met with Defense Minister Karidjo Mahamadou of Niger at the Pentagon today. Navy Lt. «Department of Defense, Jul 15»
2
Niger seeks management structure for 125-MW Kandadji Dam hydro …
The government of Niger invites expressions of interest to determine a management structure for the 125-MW Kandadji Dam hydroelectric ... «HydroWorld, Jul 15»
3
Niger Delta Amnesty Payments: Women Protest Youths' Expulsion …
Hundreds of women from the Niger Delta region staged a protest on Tuesday in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, against thirteen ex-militants youths' ... «SaharaReporters.com, Jul 15»
4
Niger Delta: Ex-Militants Regroup under MEND, Schedule Meeting …
According to the statement, “My dearly beloved commanders and leaders of various wings of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger ... «THISDAY Live, Jul 15»
5
Change Must Begin With Us, Niger APC Tells Members
Niger State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on its members to allow the change that the people desire to start from ... «Leadership Newspapers, Jul 15»
6
IRC responds as attacks on Nigerian town drive thousands to Niger
The refugees join approximately 20,000 uprooted Nigerians who have already found shelter just across the border in Niger's arid Diffa region. «Rescue, Jul 15»
7
Nigerians Flee to Cameroon, Niger, Boko Haram Attack Border …
In a separate development, authorities have reported the arrival of 2,500 Nigerians in Diffa in southern Niger in the past few days, the U.N. ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
8
Niger's opposition rejects CENI election timetable
Niger's political opposition, the Alliance for Reconciliation, Democracy and Republic (ARDR) issued on Thursday a statement contesting the ... «StarAfrica.com, Jul 15»
9
Eni says oil pipeline blast killed 12 in Niger Delta
“Twelve persons were burnt beyond recognition, including a soldier on guard duty amongst others”, said Bayelsa state police spokesman ... «Junior College, Jul 15»
10
Oil Theft: Navy Destroys 12 Illegal Refineries In Niger Delta
The Nigerian Navy says it has destroyed 12 illegal refineries in Egbokodo and Kantu communities in Warri South and Warri South/West Local ... «The Streetjournal, Jul 15»

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