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Nigeria

proper noun
Sayny-JEER-ee-uh/naɪˈd͡ʒɪɹiə/UK/naɪˈd͡ʒɪə̯ɹiə/

1 meaning of Nigeria

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  1. 1
    proper noun
    A large country in West Africa, just south of Niger. Its capital is Abuja and its biggest city is Lagos.

    Many people in Nigeria speak English alongside their own languages.

    Nigeria has more people than any other country in Africa.

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Origin

It comes from Niger plus -ia. A British journalist named Flora Shaw made the name in 1897.