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Nigerian   /naɪdʒˈɪriən/   Listen
adjective
Nigerian  adj.  
1.
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the country Nigeria; as, The Nigerian capital used to be Lagos.
2.
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the inhabitants of Nigeria; as, A Nigerian novelist won the Noble Prize for literature this year.


proper noun
Nigerian  n.  A native or inhabitant of Nigeria.





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"Nigerian" Quotes from Famous Books



... fact, this is common, as is proved by the likeness of children to their parents or grand-parents, and it is lucky, for the ghost has returned, and has no longer any power to frighten the relatives until the new body dies, and it is free again" (Major A. J. N. Tremearne, "Notes on some Nigerian Head-hunters," Journal of the R. Anthropological Institute, xlii. (1912) p. 159). Compare Taboo and the Perils of the Soul, pp. 88 sq.; The Dying God, p. ...
— The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) • Sir James George Frazer
... Club and bilateral creditors have eased the external debt situation, with Benin benefiting from a G8 debt reduction announced in July 2005, while pressing for more rapid structural reforms. Benin continues to be hurt by Nigerian trade protection that bans imports of a growing list of products from Benin and elsewhere, which has resulted in increased smuggling and criminality in the ...
— The 2007 CIA World Factbook • United States


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