Oil Rivers

American  

noun

1. a region in W Africa, comprising the vast Niger River delta: formerly a British protectorate; now a part of Nigeria.

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Oil Rivers British  

plural noun

1. the delta of the Niger River in S Nigeria

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Oil Rivers

They were formerly regarded as within the Oil Rivers district, sometimes spoken of as the Oil Coast.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" by Various

I now turn to the Fetish of the Oil Rivers which I have called the Calabar school.

From West African studies by Kingsley, Mary Henrietta

Thereupon Consul Hewitt, in accordance with instructions from London, established British supremacy at the Oil Rivers, Old and New Calabar, and several other points adjoining the Niger delta as far west as Lagos.

From The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) by Rose, John Holland

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 West African studies by Kingsley, Mary Henrietta

Since the year 1891 the kings of the Oil Rivers have been relieved of the duty of collecting comey, as a regular government of these rivers has been inaugurated by H.B.M.

From West African studies by Kingsley, Mary Henrietta