# Nigeria
## English
### Etymology

From Niger +‎ -ia, coined by British journalist Flora Shaw in 1897.

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /naɪˈd͡ʒɪə̯ɹiə/
* (General American) IPA: /naɪˈd͡ʒɪɹiə/
* (Scotland) IPA: /naɪˈd͡ʒiːɹiə/
* Audio (UK):(file)
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɪəɹiə
* Hyphenation: Ni‧ge‧ria
* Rhymes: -ɪɹiə

### Proper noun

Nigeria
* A country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger. Official name: Federal Republic of Nigeria. Capital: Abuja. Largest city: Lagos.

#### Hypernyms

* Subsahara

#### Derived terms

* Nigerian
* Niggeria (offensive)
* Nollywood

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: ナイジェリア (Naijeria)

#### Translations
### See also

* Abuja
* Countries of the world
* Algeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cabo Verde
* Cameroon
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Comoros
* Côte d'Ivoire, Ivory Coast
* Democratic Republic of the Congo
* Djibouti
* Egypt
* Equatorial Guinea
* Eritrea
* Eswatini ~ eSwatini, Swaziland
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Mauritius
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Republic of the Congo
* Rwanda
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* South Africa
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Western Sahara
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

### Further reading

* Nigeria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Nigeria on the Simple English Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{simple}$

### Anagrams

* Igraine

## Central Nahuatl
### Proper noun

Nigeria
* Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)

## Danish
### Proper noun

Nigeria
* Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)

#### Derived terms

* nigerianer
* nigeriansk

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Nigeria.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /niˈɣeː.ri.aː/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Ni‧ge‧ria

### Proper noun

Nigeria n
* Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)

#### Derived terms

* Nigeriaan
* Nigeriaans

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English Nigeria.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈniɡeriɑ/, [ˈniɡe̞ˌriɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -iɑ
* Hyphenation: Ni‧ge‧ria

### Proper noun

Nigeria
* Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Nigeria (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Nigeriani
accusative
nom.
Nigeriani
gen.
Nigeriani
genitive
Nigeriani
partitive
Nigeriaani
inessive
Nigeriassani
elative
Nigeriastani
illative
Nigeriaani
adessive
Nigeriallani
ablative
Nigerialtani
allative
Nigerialleni
essive
Nigerianani
translative
Nigeriakseni
abessive
Nigeriattani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Nigeriasi
accusative
nom.
Nigeriasi
gen.
Nigeriasi
genitive
Nigeriasi
partitive
Nigeriaasi
inessive
Nigeriassasi
elative
Nigeriastasi
illative
Nigeriaasi
adessive
Nigeriallasi
ablative
Nigerialtasi
allative
Nigeriallesi
essive
Nigerianasi
translative
Nigeriaksesi
abessive
Nigeriattasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Nigeriamme
accusative
nom.
Nigeriamme
gen.
Nigeriamme
genitive
Nigeriamme
partitive
Nigeriaamme
inessive
Nigeriassamme
elative
Nigeriastamme
illative
Nigeriaamme
adessive
Nigeriallamme
ablative
Nigerialtamme
allative
Nigeriallemme
essive
Nigerianamme
translative
Nigeriaksemme
abessive
Nigeriattamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Nigerianne
accusative
nom.
Nigerianne
gen.
Nigerianne
genitive
Nigerianne
partitive
Nigeriaanne
inessive
Nigeriassanne
elative
Nigeriastanne
illative
Nigeriaanne
adessive
Nigeriallanne
ablative
Nigerialtanne
allative
Nigeriallenne
essive
Nigeriananne
translative
Nigeriaksenne
abessive
Nigeriattanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Nigeriansa
accusative
nom.
Nigeriansa
gen.
Nigeriansa
genitive
Nigeriansa
partitive
Nigeriaansa
inessive
Nigeriassaan Nigeriassansa
elative
Nigeriastaan Nigeriastansa
illative
Nigeriaansa
adessive
Nigeriallaan Nigeriallansa
ablative
Nigerialtaan Nigerialtansa
allative
Nigerialleen Nigeriallensa
essive
Nigerianaan Nigerianansa
translative
Nigeriakseen Nigeriaksensa
abessive
Nigeriattaan Nigeriattansa
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* nigerialainen

## French
### Alternative forms

* Nigéria m (less common)
* Nigérie f (obsolete)

### Etymology

Borrowed from English Nigeria.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ni.ʒe.ʁja/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Nigeria m
* Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)
    Synonym: République fédérale du Nigeria

#### Derived terms

* Nigérian, Nigériane
* nigérian, nigériane

### See also

* Nigérien, Nigérienne
* nigérien, nigérienne

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /niˈɡeːʁia/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Nigeria n (proper noun, genitive Nigerias or (optionally with an article) Nigeria)
* Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)
    Synonym: Bundesrepubik Nigeria

#### Derived terms

* Nigerianer
* nigerianisch

### See also

* Niger
* Nigrer
* nigrisch
* Ägypten
* Algerien
* Angola
* Äquatorialguinea
* Äthiopien
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Demokratische Republik Kongo
* Dschibuti
* Elfenbeinküste
* Eritrea
* Eswatini
* Gabun
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Kamerun
* Kap Verde
* Kenia
* Komoren
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libyen
* Madagaskar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Marokko
* Mauretanien
* Mauritius
* Mosambik
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Republik Kongo
* Ruanda
* Sambia
* Senegal
* Seychellen
* Sierra Leone
* Simbabwe
* Somalia
* Südafrika
* Sudan
* Südsudan
* São Tomé und Príncipe
* Tansania
* Togo
* Tschad
* Tunesien
* Uganda
* Zentralafrikanische Republik

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /niˈd͡ʒɛ.rja/
* Rhymes: -ɛrja
* Hyphenation: Ni‧gè‧ria

### Proper noun

Nigeria f
* Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)

#### Derived terms

* nigeriano

### Anagrams

* Garinei

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /niˈɡeː.ri.a/, [nɪˈɡeːriä]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /niˈd͡ʒe.ri.a/, [niˈd͡ʒɛːriä]

### Proper noun

Nigēria f sg (genitive Nigēriae); first declension
* (New Latin) Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)

#### Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Proper noun

Nigeria
* Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)

#### Related terms

* nigerianer
* nigeriansk

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Proper noun

Nigeria
* Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)

#### Related terms

* nigerianar
* nigeriansk

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɲiˈɡɛ.rja/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛrja
* Syllabification: Ni‧ge‧ria

### Proper noun

Nigeria f (related adjective nigeryjski)
* Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)

#### Derived terms

* Nigeryjczyk
* Nigeryjka

### See also

* Algieria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Czad
* Demokratyczna Republika Konga
* Dżibuti
* Egipt
* Erytrea
* Eswatini
* Etiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Gwinea
* Gwinea Bissau
* Gwinea Równikowa
* Kamerun
* Kenia
* Komory
* Kongo
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libia
* Madagaskar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Maroko
* Mauretania
* Mauritius
* Mozambik
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Południowa Afryka
* Republika Środkowoafrykańska
* Republika Zielonego Przylądka
* Rwanda
* Sahara Zachodnia
* Senegal
* Seszele
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* Sudan
* Sudan Południowy
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunezja
* Uganda
* Wybrzeże Kości Słoniowej
* Wyspy Świętego Tomasza i Książęca
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

### Further reading

* Nigeria in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /niˈxeɾja/ [niˈxe.ɾja]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -eɾja
* Syllabification: Ni‧ge‧ria

### Proper noun

Nigeria f
* Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)

#### Derived terms

* nigeriano

### Anagrams

* ingiera
* ingería

## Swahili
### Alternative forms

* Nijeria, Naijeria

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Proper noun

Nigeria
* Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)

#### Derived terms

* Mnigeria

### See also

* Afrika Kusini
* Algeria ~ Aljeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cabo Verde
* Chad ~ Chadi
* Cote d'Ivoire ~ Kodivaa
* Eritrea
* Ethiopia, Uhabeshi ~ Habeshi
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea Bisau ~ Guinea-Bisau ~ Ginebisau
* Guinea ya Ikweta ~ Ginekweta
* Guinea ~ Gine ~ Gini
* Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati
* Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo, Kongo-Kinshasa
* Jamhuri ya Kongo, Kongo-Brazzaville
* Jibuti ~ Djibouti
* Kamerun ~ Cameroon ~ Kameruni
* Kenya
* Komori, Visiwa vya Ngazija
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagaska, Bukini
* Malawi, Unyasa
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Mayotte
* Misri, Umisri
* Morisi
* Moroko ~ Maroko
* Msumbiji, Mozambik
* Mtakatifu Helena
* Namibia
* Niger ~ Nijeri
* Nigeria ~ Nijeria ~ Naijeria
* Rwanda ~ Ruanda
* Réunion
* Sahara ya Magharibi
* Sao Tome na Principe
* Senegal ~ Senegali
* Shelisheli
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* Sudan
* Sudan Kusini
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Uswazi, Swaziland
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /nɪˈɡeːrɪa/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Nigeria n (genitive Nigerias)
* Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)

#### Related terms

* nigerian
* nigeriansk
* nigerianska

### References

* Nigeria in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* Svensk MeSH

## Welsh
### Proper noun

Nigeria f (not mutable)
* Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)

#### Related terms

* Nigeraidd (“Nigerian”, adjective)
* Nigeriad (“Nigerian”, noun)

### See also

* Angola
* Algeria
* Benin
* Botswana
* Bwrcina Ffaso
* Bwrwndi
* Cabo Verde
* Camerŵn
* Cenia
* De Affrica
* De Swdan
* Eritrea
* Eswatini
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Gini
* Gini Bisaw
* Gini Gyhydeddol
* Gorllewin Sahara
* Gweriniaeth Canolbarth Affrica
* Gweriniaeth Ddemocrataidd y Congo
* Gweriniaeth y Congo
* Jibwti
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libia
* Madagasgar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mawrisiws
* Mawritania
* Moroco
* Mosambic
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* Sambia
* Senegal
* Sierra Leone
* Simbabwe
* Somalia
* Swdan
* São Tomé a Príncipe
* Tansania
* Tiwnisia
* Togo
* Tsiad
* Wganda
* y Comoros
* y Seychelles
* y Traeth Ifori
* yr Aifft

### References

* Griffiths, Bruce, Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995) Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎, Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN