Nigeria
English
Etymology
From Medieval Latin Nigeria (“country by the Niger River”). For further information, see the etymology of Niger.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /naɪˈdʒɪə.ɹɪə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /naɪˈdʒɪɹ.i.ə/
- (Scotland) IPA(key): /naɪˈdʒiː.ɹi.ə/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɪəɹiə
- Hyphenation: Ni‧ge‧ria
Proper noun
Nigeria
- Country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger. Official name: Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Hypernyms
Derived terms
Translations
a country in Western Africa
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See also
- Abuja
- Countries of the world
Further reading
Finnish
Declension
| Inflection of Nigeria (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Nigeria | — | |
| genitive | Nigerian | — | |
| partitive | Nigeriaa | — | |
| illative | Nigeriaan | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Nigeria | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Nigeria | — |
| gen. | Nigerian | ||
| genitive | Nigerian | — | |
| partitive | Nigeriaa | — | |
| inessive | Nigeriassa | — | |
| elative | Nigeriasta | — | |
| illative | Nigeriaan | — | |
| adessive | Nigerialla | — | |
| ablative | Nigerialta | — | |
| allative | Nigerialle | — | |
| essive | Nigeriana | — | |
| translative | Nigeriaksi | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | Nigeriatta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ni.ʒɛ.ʁja/
Audio (file)
Synonyms
- République fédérale du Nigeria
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /niˈɡeːʁia/
Audio (file)
Synonyms
- Bundesrepubik Nigeria
Derived terms
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /niˈd͡ʒɛr.ja/
- Hyphenation: Ni‧ge‧ria
Latin
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Nigeria |
| Genitive | Nigeriae |
| Dative | Nigeriae |
| Accusative | Nigeriam |
| Ablative | Nigeriā |
| Vocative | Nigeria |
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɲiˈɡɛrʲ.ja/
Audio (file)
Declension
Swedish
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