Nigerian - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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From Nigeria +‎ -an.

• IPA^(key): /naɪˈd͡ʒɪəɹɪən/, /naɪˈd͡ʒɪɹiən/
• Rhymes: -ɪɹiən

Nigerian (plural Nigerians)

1. A person from Nigeria or of Nigerian descent.

   • 2010, Harry N. Agina, The Invasion of the Funky Pastors: Church Business at War with African Culture, Author House, →ISBN, page 119:

     For the same reasons that many Nigerians troop to churches in recent times, many also seek spiritual intervention through African traditional religions.

   • 2012, Steve Carlos, Behind the Firing Line:

     'No meat!' The Nigerian, who grew up knowing that ponmo or cowskin was popular on the menu list back home, heard the Chadians carry on, and pretending there was nothing scary about the promotion of ponmo as a national delicacy, replied suavely, 'Meat certainly is not all a man lives for, or is it, gentlemen?'

• Nigerian is distinguished from Nigerien, which denotes a person from Niger.

• Nigerianize
• Nigerianization
• Niggerian (offensive)

Nigerian (not comparable)

1. Of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture.

   • 2005, Helen Oyeyemi, The Icarus Girl, Bloomsbury, page 70:

     There was some languidness latent in the Nigerian atmosphere that made her forget the meaning of time passing.

• Nigerien
• Nigerois

• arginine, geraniin

Nigerian

1. genitive singular of Nigeria