Nigeria

Type Country
Usage English, French, Italian, Spanish, German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Polish, Romanian, Albanian, Georgian
Scripts ნიგერია(Georgian)
Pronounced Pron. /naɪ.ˈd͡ʒɪɹ.i.ə/(English)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

From the name of the Niger River, applied in the 19th century to the British colonial territory in West Africa. It continued to be used after the territory became an independent country in 1960.

Related Names

VariantsNiger(English) Niger(French) Niger(Italian) Níger(Spanish) Niger(German) Niger(Dutch) Niger(Swedish)
Other Languages & CulturesNigerija(Bosnian) Nigeriya(Bulgarian) Níger(Catalan) Niger, Nigerija(Croatian) Nigérie(Czech) Nigiria(Greek) Nigéria(Hungarian) Níger(Icelandic) Niger(Late Roman) Nigērija(Latvian) Nigerija(Lithuanian) Nigerija(Macedonian) Níger, Nigéria(Portuguese) Nigeriya(Russian) Niger, Nigerija(Serbian) Nigéria(Slovak) Nigerija(Slovene)
Same SpellingNigéria
User SubmissionsNígería, Nigèria

Categories

Africa, English-speaking countries
Entry updated October 6, 2024