Nigerianizev.
/nʌɪˈdʒɪərɪənʌɪz/, U.S. /naɪˈdʒɪriəˌnaɪz/, West African English /naiˌdʒiriaˈnaiz/ transitive. To make Nigerian in character; to subject to Nigerianization.
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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of West Africa > [verb (transitive)]
Nigerianize1960
1960 Guardian 4 Nov. 10/3 The politicians..are themselves fully ‘Nigerianised’.
1966 J. P. Mackintosh Nigerian Govt. & Politics iv. 175 The Eastern and Western Government were composed of men determined to Nigerianize their Public Services with the utmost speed.
1996 Jrnl. Black Stud. 26 408 There is a strong desire to Nigerianize all religious institutions. Quest for authenticity, power, and material wealth is a strong reason.
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Niˈgerianized adj.
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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of West Africa > [adjective] > made
Nigerianized1969
1969 I. F. Nicolson Admin. of Nigeria ix. 251 The process of transforming alien ‘administocracy’ into the apparatus of modern, federal, parliamentary government, complete with Nigerian Ministers and ‘Nigerianized’ career public services.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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