niger

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see also: Niger

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈnaɪd͡ʒə(ɹ)/

Noun

niger (uncountable)

1. An Ethiopian herb, Guizotia abyssinica, grown for its seed and edible oil.

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Niger

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈnaɪ.dʒə(ɹ)/ or, for the country, also IPAchar /niːˈʒɛə(ɹ)/
• (GA) enPR: nīʹjər, IPA: /ˈnaɪ.dʒɚ/ or, for the country, also enPR: nēzhârʹ, IPAchar /niːˈʒɛɚ/

Proper noun

1. A country in West Africa, situated to the north of Nigeria.
2. A major river in West Africa that flows into the Gulf of Guinea in Nigeria.
3. A state of Nigeria, in the western part of the country north of the Niger River.

Related terms

• Nigeria
• Nigerien
• Nigerois
• Transnigerian

Translations

• French: Niger
• German: Niger
• Italian: Niger
• Portuguese: Níger
• Russian: Ни́гер
• Spanish: Níger

Translations

• Portuguese: Níger

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