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Oil Rivers
noun
- a region in W Africa, comprising the vast Niger River delta: formerly a British protectorate; now a part of Nigeria.
Oil Rivers
plural noun
- the delta of the Niger River in S Nigeria
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Example Sentences
In fact, to make a clean breast of it, I do not believe big chiefs are properly buried in the Oil Rivers at all.
From Project Gutenberg
I think that undoubtedly this region is that of the Oil Rivers.
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The oil rivers, as far as Rio del Rey, are controlled by the British.
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