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NIGERIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; gained independence from Britain in 1960; most populous African country
Synonyms:
Federal Republic of Nigeria; Nigeria
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
African country; African nation (any one of the countries occupying the African continent)
Meronyms (parts of "Nigeria"):
Abuja; capital of Nigeria; Nigerian capital (capital of Nigeria in the center of the country)
Ibadan (a large Yoruba city in southwestern Nigeria; site of a university)
Katsina (a city in northern Nigeria; a major center of the Hausa people)
Lagos (chief port and economic center of Nigeria; located in southwestern Nigeria on the Gulf of Guinea; former capital of Nigeria)
Maiduguri; Yerwa-Maiduguri (a city in northeastern Nigeria; an agricultural trading center)
Zaria (a city in north central Nigeria; agricultural trading center)
Niger; Niger River (an African river; flows into the South Atlantic)
Meronyms (members of "Nigeria"):
Nigerian (a native or inhabitant of Nigeria)
Domain member region:
al Sunna Wal Jamma; Followers of the Prophet (a resurgent Islamic fundamentalist organization based in Nigeria that is thought to be planning terrorist attacks)
Holonyms ("Nigeria" is a part of...):
Africa (the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean)
Holonyms ("Nigeria" is a member of...):
OPEC; Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries (an organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the production and sale of petroleum)
