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Nigerian

American  
[nahy-jeer-ee-uhn] / naɪˈdʒɪər i ən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Nigeria or its inhabitants.


noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Nigeria.

Example Sentences

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Works from The New Sacred Art Movement are currently on show in the landmark Nigerian Modernism exhibition at Tate Modern.

From BBC

Ghana's security forces have arrested nine Nigerians suspected of co-ordinating a host of cyber-crime activities from makeshift offices in and around the capital, Accra.

From BBC

"When they demolish, will they build for the use of those who occupied those properties?" asked Moses Ogunleye, a fellow at the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners.

From Barron's

Two separate surveys last year - from the African Research Journal of Medical Sciences and NOIPolls - found that around 43% of Nigerians had personally experienced or witnessed a medical error or near-miss.

From BBC

The family of the Nigerian author and feminist icon Adichie has accused the hospital of "gross medical negligence".

From Barron's