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Niger in British English
noun
1. (niːˈʒɛə, ˈnaɪdʒə)
a landlocked republic in West Africa: important since earliest times for its trans-Saharan trade routes; made a French colony in 1922 and became fully independent in 1960; exports peanuts and livestock. Official language: French; Hausa is also widely spoken. Religion: Muslim majority. Currency: franc. Capital: Niamey. Pop: 21 477 348 (2017 est). Area: 1 267 000 sq km (489 000 sq miles)
2. (ˈnaɪdʒə)
a river in West Africa, rising in S Guinea and flowing in a great northward curve through Mali, then southwest through Niger and Nigeria to the Gulf of Guinea: the third longest river in Africa, with the largest delta, covering an area of 36 260 sq km (14 000 sq miles). Length: 4184 km (2600 miles)
3. (ˈnaɪdʒə)
a state of W central Nigeria. Capital: Minna. Pop: 3 950 249 (2006). Area: 76 363 sq km (29 476 sq miles)
Niger in American English
(ˈnaɪdʒər; niˈʒɛr)
1.
river in W Africa, flowing from Guinea through Mali, Niger, & Nigeria into the Gulfof Guinea: c. 2,590 mi (4,168 km)
2.
country in WC Africa, north of Nigeria: formerly a French territory, it became independent in 1960: 489,191 sq mi (1,267,000 sq km); pop. 7,250,000;cap. Niamey
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British English: Niger /niːˈʒɛə/ NOUN
Niger is a republic in West Africa.
- American English: Niger
- Arabic: الْنَيّجَرُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: Níger
- Chinese: 尼日尔
- Croatian: Niger
- Czech: Niger
- Danish: Niger
- Dutch: Niger
- European Spanish: Níger
- Finnish: Niger
- French: Niger
- German: Niger
- Greek: Νίγηρας
- Italian: Niger
- Japanese: ニジェール
- Korean: 니제르
- Norwegian: Niger
- Polish: Niger
- European Portuguese: Níger
- Romanian: Niger
- Russian: Нигер
- Latin American Spanish: Níger
- Swedish: Niger
- Thai: ไนเจอร์
- Turkish: Nijer
- Ukrainian: Нігер
- Vietnamese: nước Niger
Chinese translation of 'Niger'
Niger
(niːʒeəʳ; ˈnaɪdʒəʳ)
n
- (= country)
尼日尔(爾)
(Nírì'ěr) - (= river)
尼日尔(爾)河
(Nírì'ěr Hé)