Meaning of "Nigerian" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF NIGERIAN

Nigerian  [naɪˈdʒɪərɪən]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NIGERIAN

Nigerian can act as a noun and an adjective.

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.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES NIGERIAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Nigeria

Nigeria i/naɪˈdʒɪəriə/, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the north. Its coast in the south lies on the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean. The site of numerous ancient kingdoms and empires, the modern political state of Nigeria has its origins in the British colonization of the region during the late nineteenth to early twentieth centuries; it emerged from the combination of two neighboring British protectorates:. During the colonial period, the British set up administrative and legal structures whilst retaining traditional chiefdoms. Nigeria achieved independence in 1960, but plunged into civil war several years later. It has since alternated between democratically-elected civilian governments and military dictatorships, with its 2011 presidential elections being viewed as the first to be conducted reasonably freely and fairly.

Definition of Nigerian in the English dictionary

The definition of Nigerian in the dictionary is of or relating to Nigeria or its inhabitants. Other definition of Nigerian is a native or inhabitant of Nigeria.

TRANSLATION OF NIGERIAN

Find out the translation of Nigerian to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of Nigerian from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Nigerian» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 尼日利亚的
• Translator English - Spanish: nigeriano
• English: Nigerian
• Translator English - Hindi: नाइजीरियाई
• Translator English - Arabic: نَيجِيرِيٌّ
• Translator English - Russian: нигерийский
• Translator English - Portuguese: nigeriano
• Translator English - Bengali: নাইজেরিয়ান
• Translator English - French: nigérian
• Translator English - Malay: Nigeria
• Translator English - German: nigerianisch
• Translator English - Japanese: ナイジェリアの
• Translator English - Korean: 나이지리아의
• Translator English - Javanese: Nigeria
• Translator English - Vietnamese: thuộc nước/người/tiếng Nigeria
• Translator English - Tamil: நைஜீரிய
• Translator English - Marathi: नायजेरियन
• Translator English - Turkish: Nijeryalı
• Translator English - Italian: nigeriano
• Translator English - Polish: nigeryjski
• Translator English - Ukrainian: нігерійський
• Translator English - Romanian: nigerian
• Translator English - Greek: νιγηριανός
• Translator English - Afrikaans: Nigeriese
• Translator English - Swedish: nigeriansk
• Translator English - Norwegian: nigeriansk

10 QUOTES WITH «NIGERIAN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Nigerian.

1

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

I live half the year in Nigeria, the other half in the U.S. But home is Nigeria - it always will be. I consider myself a Nigerian who is comfortable in the world. I look at it through Nigerian eyes.

2

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

I think I'm ridiculously fortunate. I consider myself a Nigerian - that's home; my sensibility is Nigerian. But I like America, and I like that I can spend time in America.

3

Uzo Aduba

I am the daughter of Nigerian immigrants. My mother is a survivor of both polio and of the Igbo genocide during her country's civil war in the late 1960s.

4

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

I'm of Nigerian descent, from the Yoruba tribe. Names are very significant in that culture. It basically states your purpose in life.

5

Ibrahim Babangida

The work of Nigeria is not complete for as long as there is any one Nigerian who goes to bed on empty stomach.

6

Ibrahim Babangida

The average Nigerian person has come to reconcile himself with the fact that his or her social progress remain essentially in his or her hands in collaboration with other fellow Nigerians and not merely relying on what government alone could provide for him or her.

7

Ibrahim Babangida

There is also work to do in the evolution of a stable family life and values, and in ensuring that the Nigerian family is built on core values that will form the bedrock of the future society. We must showcase the ideals of family life and be models of family values.

8

Ibrahim Babangida

The challenge as we saw in the Nigerian project was to restructure the economy decisively in the direction of a modern free market as an appropriate environment for cultivation of freedom and democracy and the natural emergence of a new social order.

9

John Boyega

My dad is a minister, and my mum is a worker with the less fortunate and the disabled. They're Nigerian natives. Their first language is Yoruba, and their second language is English.

10

Teju Cole

Oh, I love labels, as long as they are numerous. I'm an American writer. I'm a Nigerian writer. I'm a Nigerian American writer. I'm an African writer. I'm a Yoruba writer. I'm an African American writer.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NIGERIAN»

Discover the use of Nigerian in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Nigerian and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Nigerian Political Parties: Power in an Emergent African Nation

This important work, originally published in 1963, examines the social bases, strategies and structures of Nigerian political parties during the final phase of British colonial rule.

Richard L. Sklar, 2004

The Nigerian Military and the State

Peters traces the history of the Nigerian military from its colonial constabulary-type organization as part of the Royal West African Frontier Force, to the establishment of the military state.

Jimi Peters, 1997

Nigerian Foreign Policy Under Military Rule, 1966-1999

Abegunrin examines Nigerian foreign policy during the 33 years of military rule punctuated by the quadrennial civilian government.

Olayiwola Abegunrin, 2003

Ajapa the Tortoise: A Book of Nigerian Folk Tales

A collection of thirty folk tales which feature the trickster, Tortoise, and other jungle animals.

Margaret Baumann, 1929

The Nigerian Legal System

The Nigerian Legal System covers the whole spectrum of Nigerian law and encompasses source materials and analyzes them in a manner unprecedented by any work on the Nigerian legal system.

Charles Mwalimu, 2009

419 Scam: Exploits of the Nigerian Con Man

This book provides all you need to know about the scam, to save you, your family and friends from becoming victims.

Charles Tive, 2006

Characteristics and Challenges of High Achieving ...

This study investigated the characteristics and challenges of high-achieving second-generation Nigerian youths in the United States.

Patricia Ngozi Anekwe, 2009

Nigerian female writers: a critical perspective

The book includes a short biography on each writer; a list of her publications; words about her and a critical analysis of her works.

Femi Osofisan, Henrietta C. Otokunefor, Obiageli C. Nwodo, 1989

Nigerian Video Films

The contributors to this volume, who include film and television directors, an anthropologist, and scholars of film studies and literature, take a variety of approaches to this flourishing popular art.

Jonathan Haynes, 2000

Nigerian Scams Revisited

This new book presents representative and genuine examples of the initial scam approaches, which seem to be rousing victims from the millions of targets of this vast campaign that has been going on for years while gaining in sophistication ...

Gary Baines, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NIGERIAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Nigerian is used in the context of the following news items.

Bombs Kill 53 as Nigerian Leader Says U.S. Hampering Fight

President Barack Obama, right, meets with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington on ... «U.S. News & World Report, Jul 15»

Union decries killing of Nigerian in South Africa

A Nigerian, Nonso Odo, 30, from Amangwu-Nkwerre, Imo state, was allegedly tortured to death by South African Police officers on Thursday. «Premium Times, Jul 15»

New deadly blasts target civilians in Nigerian Gombe

The Jihadist group has boosted their efforts after the new Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari took power in late March. Buhari, a former ... «Deutsche Welle, Jul 15»

Nigerian governors backtrack, say they never asked Buhari for bailout

Nigeria's 36 state governors have denied asking for a federal bailout to help bankrupt states clear salary backlog. The governors, who met on ... «Premium Times, Jul 15»

World briefs: Bombs kill 53 as Nigerian leader says US hampering …

FILE- In this Monday file photo, President Barack Obama, right, meets with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, in the Oval Office of the ... «Your Houston News, Jul 15»

Nigerian President: U.S. Refusal To Provide Weapons Aides …

Nigeria's president says the United States' refusal to sell his country needed weapons is aiding and abetting Islamist extremists waging a ... «NPR, Jul 15»

Nigerian Women To Blame For Their Political Decline – Mrakpor

I think that is a very big error from Mr. President and it is an insult on the Nigerian women because you can even see that as soon as he arrived ... «Leadership Newspapers, Jul 15»

Unemployment: 'Don't Wait for government jobs, First Class …

A 22-year-old Nigerian graduate, Hassan Uthman Mohammad, has urged youth in the country to use their talents instead of waiting for ... «Pulse Nigeria, Jul 15»

“Nigerian Sports administrators can make money if they play their …

Jinadu: Another tragedy of Nigerian sports is that if the national football team is doing well, nobody bothers about what is happening to other ... «Premium Times, Jul 15»

National Association Of Nigerian Students Passes Dubious "Vote Of …

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Thursday passed a vote of confidence on the Rector of the Yaba College of ... «SaharaReporters.com, Jul 15»