Niger
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
a river in W Africa, rising in S Guinea, flowing NE through Mali, and then SE through Nigeria into the Gulf of Guinea. 2,600 miles (4,185 km) long.
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Other words from Niger
- Ni·ge·ri·en [nahy-jeer-ee-en], /naɪˌdʒɪər iˈɛn/, adjective, noun
- trans-Niger, adjective
Words that may be confused with Niger
- Niger , Nigeria
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How to use Niger in a sentence
In between the two Iraq deployments, he served as a foreign area officer at the US embassy in Niger.
That August, flooding in Niger affected more than 200,000 people.
It became her mission to learn the truth about that day in Niger, and Sacrifice is the result of that mission.
In parts of Africa, such as Niger and Chad, more than 90 percent of the population lacks electricity access.
Luci: A Revolutionary Solar-Powered Lantern That Shines a Light on Poverty | Janine di Giovanni | May 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIn 2008 he was behind the kidnapping of two Canadians, one of whom was the former U.N. Niger envoy Robert Fowler.
Hostages Reportedly Dead In Algerian Oil Field Siege | Jamie Dettmer, Eli Lake | January 17, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
France has five hostages held by al Qaeda in Niger and two held in Afghanistan probably by the Taliban.
Bin Laden Message to France: Full Court Press on Afghanistan | Bruce Riedel | January 21, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTThe former VP is fingered in a massive cash-for-contract scandal in the African country's oil-rich Niger Delta.
In their voyage up the river Niger, their description of the scenes is extravagant.
M. Adanson relates, that the woods of Ponor, along the river Niger, are filled with green monkeys.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume IX (of 10) | Georges Louis Leclerc de BuffonLong before the little Niger, indeed, was herself out in the Solent, all the long lines were fully astir.
The Heroic Record of the British Navy | Archibald HurdThe morning was foggy; but as the mist cleared up, the Lively, and then the Niger, signaled "a strange fleet."
Quamvis ille Niger, quamvis tu candidus esses and certainly Vergil's verse was never used to a nobler purpose.
British Dictionary definitions for Niger
(niːˈʒɛə, ˈnaɪdʒə) a landlocked republic in West Africa: important since earliest times for its trans-Saharan trade routes; made a French colony in 1922 and became fully independent in 1960; exports peanuts and livestock. Official language: French. Religion: Muslim majority. Currency: franc. Capital: Niamey. Pop: 16 899 327 (2013 est). Area: 1 267 000 sq km (489 000 sq miles)
(ˈnaɪdʒə) a river in West Africa, rising in S Guinea and flowing in a great northward curve through Mali, then southwest through Niger and Nigeria to the Gulf of Guinea: the third longest river in Africa, with the largest delta, covering an area of 36 260 sq km (14 000 sq miles). Length: 4184 km (2600 miles)
(ˈnaɪdʒə) a state of W central Nigeria. Capital: Minna. Pop: 3 950 249 (2006). Area: 76 363 sq km (29 476 sq miles)
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Cultural definitions for Niger
[ (neye-juhr, nee-zhair) ]
Notes for Niger
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