Nigerian
adjective
of or relating to Nigeria or its inhabitants.
Nigerian
American
[nahy-jeer-ee-uhn]
/ naɪˈdʒɪər i ən /
adjective
noun
Nigerians
plural
nigerian
British
/ naɪˈdʒɪərɪən /
adjective
noun
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Born in Hammersmith to a Nigerian father and a French-Algerian mother, Olise is the first player to provide five or more assists at a single World Cup tournament since 1994.
From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026
The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday approved a bill to allow states to create their own police forces, following lower chamber passage earlier this month of what could be a potentially sweeping security reform.
From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026
Star striker Folarin Balogun, who scored two goals in the opening game victory over Paraguay, was born in Brooklyn in 2001 to a Nigerian mother visiting New York from London.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026
The line-up of speakers at the three-day event included the leaders of Barbados, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Namibia and Liberia, alongside Nigerian Nobel literature prize winner and global rights activist Wole Soyinka.
From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026
“We’ll go to Sidcot Hall and the French school, and also look at some Nigerian schools like Crown Day,” Kosi said, and looked at him with a plea.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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