# Nigerian

Pronunciation: say "ny-JEER-ee-uhn" US /naɪˈd͡ʒɪɹiən/, UK /naɪˈd͡ʒɪəɹɪən/

## Adjective

1. Belonging to, coming from, or relating to Nigeria, its people, or its culture.
   - Simple: Coming from Nigeria, or connected to its people and culture.
   - _Nigerian cinema, often called Nollywood, produces hundreds of films every year._
   - _He wrote his thesis on Nigerian musical traditions of the twentieth century._

## Noun

2. A person who comes from Nigeria or who has Nigerian ancestry.
   - Simple: A person who comes from Nigeria or whose family comes from there.
   - _As a Nigerian, she felt proud watching the national team take the field._
   - _Thousands of Nigerians gathered in the square to celebrate independence day._

## Origin

Formed from Nigeria combined with the suffix -an.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/nigerian (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).