Nigeria

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Proper noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 See also 2 Finnish 2.1 Proper noun 2.1.1 Declension 2.1.2 Derived terms 3 German 3.1 Proper noun 3.1.1 Derived terms 4 Italian 4.1 Proper noun 4.1.1 Related terms 5 Norwegian 5.1 Proper noun 5.1.1 Related terms 6 Polish 6.1 Pronunciation 6.2 Proper noun 6.2.1 Declension 6.2.2 Derived terms 7 Swedish 7.1 Proper noun

[edit] English

Wikipedia

[edit] Etymology

Named after the Niger River, from a native term "Ni Gir" (meaning "River Gir"). The name has often been misinterpreted as derived from the Latin niger (“‘black’”), a reference to the dark complexions of the inhabitants of the region.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /naɪˈdʒɪə(ɹ).i.ə/, SAMPA: /naI"dZI@(r).i.@/
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[edit] Proper noun

Singular Nigeria

Plural -

Nigeria

1. Country in Western Africa. Official name: Federal Republic of Nigeria.

[edit] Derived terms

• Nigerian

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• Countries of the world

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[edit] Finnish

Wikipedia ^fi

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Nigeria

1. Nigeria

[edit] Declension

Declension of Nigeria (type kulkija) singular plural nominative Nigeria – genitive Nigerian – partitive Nigeriaa – accusative Nigeria Nigerian – inessive Nigeriassa – elative Nigeriasta – illative Nigeriaan – adessive Nigerialla – ablative Nigerialta – allative Nigerialle – essive Nigeriana – translative Nigeriaksi – instructive – – abessive Nigeriatta – comitative – – 1) Rare.

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• nigerialainen

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Wikipedia ^de

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Nigeria n.

1. Nigeria

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• Nigerianer
• Nigerianerin
• nigerianisch

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Wikipedia ^it

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Nigeria f.

1. Nigeria

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• nigeriano

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[edit] Norwegian

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Nigeria

1. Nigeria

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• nigerianer
• nigeriansk

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[edit] Polish

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɲiˈɡɛrja/

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Nigeria f.

1. Nigeria

[edit] Declension

	Singular only
Nominative	Nigeria
Genitive	Nigerii
Dative	Nigerii
Accusative	Nigerię
Instrumental	Nigerią
Locative	Nigerii
Vocative	Nigerio

[edit] Derived terms

• Nigeryjczyk m., Nigeryjka f.
• adjective: nigeryjski

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Proper noun

Nigeria

1. Nigeria