Nigeria
Sayny-JEER-ee-uh/naɪˈd͡ʒɪɹiə/UK/naɪˈd͡ʒɪə̯ɹiə/
- 1A country in West Africa, lying south of the nation of Niger, with Abuja as its capital and Lagos as its largest city.
Nigeria's economy ranks among the largest in Africa, driven heavily by oil exports.
Travelers flying into Nigeria often land at the busy airport in Lagos.
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Origin
Formed from Niger and the suffix -ia, the name was coined by the British journalist Flora Shaw in 1897.