Nigerian
- noun
- /naɪˈdʒɪr.i.ən/
- At the festival, I met several Nigerians who shared stories about their homeland.
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Watch on YouTubeI've always wanted to do aviation and I don't like how airlines treat Nigerians when they travel.
- I've always wanted to do aviation and I don't like how airlines treat Nigerians when they travel.
- What was the West going after the Nigerians for what?
- I had all my friends and you know, my friends were, I had friends, African American, of course, Nigerians, Indians.
- Like from the food to all the parties to meeting other Nigerians in that in like in different countries.
- It's usually like with a point when Nigerians say something with the eye squint and a point just dismantle your soul, OK?
Examples
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So most of the time when I come to your channel, I don't see a lot of Nigerians, a lot of Africans.
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These are pictures of Nigerians from Nigeria.
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Who is the best Nigerian footballer to have ever lived?
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My father, my father is a proud Nigerian man who came to this country and took his citizenship test and pays his taxes.
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But Nigerians, if you know you, you'd say, you know, they have their choice of names is so fantastic.
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But we are undervalued and I feel that if I weren't Nigerian or African, it might be different.
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Other factors such as ethnic, tribal group, religion, region or geography, those are the things that shaped the visions within Nigerian society.
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The Nigerian artist showcased her work at the international gallery.
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Many Nigerians take great pride in their rich cultural traditions.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Nigerian comes from the country name Nigeria, which is named after the River Niger. The ending -an means 'from' or 'belonging to', so a Nigerian is a person 'from Nigeria'.