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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.

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British Dictionary definitions for Oil Rivers

Oil Rivers

pl n

the delta of the Niger River in S Nigeria
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