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Noun: Nigeria  nI'ji(-u)-ree-u
  1. A republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; gained independence from Britain in 1960; most populous African country
    - Federal Republic of Nigeria

See also: Nigerian

Type of: African country, African nation

Part of: Africa, British Commonwealth, Commonwealth, Commonwealth of Nations

Encyclopedia: Nigeria

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