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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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
Balogun's Nigerian parents were living in London when they took a trip to New York in the summer of 2001.
From BBC • Jun. 19, 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
Former Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan, who had appointed Alison-Madueke, did not appear as a witness.
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026
Talking with me privately, one group of Nigerian officials told me how skillfully the U.S.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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