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Nigerian

Nigerian

45 2.8
Relating to Nigeria, its people, or its culture
  • adjective
  • /naɪˈdʒɪr.i.ən/
: nigeriano
  • Many traditional Nigerian festivals celebrate the diverse cultures of the country.
  • Nigerian government
  • Nigerian economy
  • Nigerian society

And he he said, he said Will Smith is doing a Nigerian accent in his film.

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Examples

  • Other factors such as ethnic, tribal group, religion, regional geography, those are the things that shaped the visions within Nigerian society.

  • But just days before coming home, the Nigerian government told him he had to pay the taxes on his earnings.

  • I am a cousin of the late Nigerian head of state who died in 2010.

  • I have Nigerian roots, but I was born here.

  • Both writers are part of what has become known as the third generation of Nigerian writers.

    Academic text (2008)
  • As you could tell, a lot of Nigerian dishes contain spice.

  • The story began with a bright, crisp dawn in the little Nigerian town of Ogunba.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Nigeria's third attempt at democracy raises fundamental questions about the Nigerian political economy.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Historically, Nigerian roads have been extremely dangerous places, and molues have a history of devastating accidents.

    Academic text (2008)
  • One of them is Nigerian-born artist OzorEjike Ezefuna, who created two works for the project.

    Academic text (2008)

Surface Forms

Nigerian positive

Morphology

Nigerian = Nigeria (transparent) = Nigeria + an

Formed from the country name 'Nigeria' plus the standard adjectival/demonym suffix '-an', so the relation to Nigeria is clear to learners.

Etymology

Nigerian comes from the country name Nigeria, which is named after the River Niger. The ending -an means 'from' or 'belonging to', so Nigerian describes something 'from Nigeria'.