Nigerian

See also: nigerian, nigérian, and Nigérian

English

Etymology

Nigeria +‎ -an

Noun

Nigerian (plural Nigerians)

A person from Nigeria or of Nigerian descent.

Usage notes

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

Translations

person

Bulgarian: нигериец (bg) m (nigeriec)
Catalan: nigerià (ca)
Czech: Nigerijec m
Dutch: Nigeriaan (nl) m, Nigeriaanse (nl) f
Esperanto: niĝeriano (man or woman), niĝerianino (woman)
Finnish: nigerialainen (fi)
French: Nigérian (fr) m, Nigériane (fr) f
German: Nigerianer (de) m, Nigerianerin (de) f
Hawaiian: Naigeria
Irish: Nigéarach m
Italian: nigeriano (it)
Japanese: ナイジェリア人 (Nijeria-jin)

Lithuanian: nigerietis (lt) m, nigerietė (lt) f
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nigerianer m

Nynorsk: nigerian (nn) m, nigerianar (nn) m
Polish: Nigeryjczyk (pl) m, Nigeryjka (pl) f
Portuguese: nigeriano (pt) m
Romanian: nigerian (ro) m, nigeriană (ro) f
Russian: нигери́ец (ru) m (nigeríjec), нигери́йка (ru) f (nigeríjka)
Serbo-Croatian: Nigerijac (sh) m, Nigerijka f
Spanish: nigeriano (es) m
Swahili: Mnigeria
Turkish: Nijeryalı (tr)

Adjective

Nigerian (not comparable)

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

Translations

of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture

Bulgarian: нигерийски (nigeríjski)
Catalan: nigerià (ca)
Czech: nigerijský
Dutch: Nigeriaans (nl), Nigeriaanse (nl)
Finnish: nigerialainen (fi)
French: nigérian (fr)
German: nigerianisch (de)
Hawaiian: Naigeria
Irish: Nigéarach
Italian: nigeriano (it)

Norwegian:
Bokmål: nigeriansk

Nynorsk: nigeriansk (nn)
Polish: nigeryjski (pl) m
Portuguese: nigeriano (pt)
Romanian: nigerian (ro)
Russian: нигери́йский (ru) (nigeríjskij)
Serbo-Croatian: nigerijski (sh)
Spanish: nigeriano (es)
Swahili: Kinigeria

See also

Anagrams

arginine, geraniin

Finnish

Proper noun

Nigerian

Genitive singular form of Nigeria.

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