Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nigeria

/naɪˈd͡ʒɪɹiə/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.33 in modern English

Syllables: Ni-ge-ria
IPA: /naɪˈd͡ʒɪɹiə/

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger. Official name: Federal Republic of Nigeria. Capital: Abuja. Largest city: Lagos. Currency: naira (₦).

Example Sentences

"This is an annotated wordlist of the Ayere language, spoken in Ayere village in Kwara State, Nigeria. The wordlist was written by Mr. E.O. Olumorin for the West African Languages Survey in November 1961."
"Doctors in Nigeria have criticized a mass national identification registration policy, involving tens of millions of citizens, as Covid-19 cases and deaths rise in the country."

Etymology

Etymology tree Tuareg n'igherren? ▲ Latin nigerinflu. French Nigerbor. English Niger Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia English Nigeria From Niger + -ia (“place”), coined by British journalist Flora Shaw in 1897.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /naɪˈd͡ʒɪɹiə/
British English: /naɪˈd͡ʒɪə̯ɹiə/

Derived Forms

Naija Nigerian Niggeria Nollywood

Phrases

Countries of the world

Frequently Paired Words

Abuja Countries of the world

Rhymes With

syria criteria bacteria algeria siberia cafeteria iberia assyria listeria elyria seria gaviria

Questions

How do you pronounce nigeria?: The recorded pronunciation is /naɪˈd͡ʒɪɹiə/.
What does nigeria mean?: A country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger. Official name: Federal Republic of Nigeria. Capital: Abuja. Largest city: Lagos. Currency: naira (₦).
Where does nigeria come from?: Etymology tree Tuareg n'igherren? ▲ Latin nigerinflu. French Nigerbor. English Niger Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia English Nigeria From Niger + -ia (“place”), coined by British journalist Flora Shaw in 1897.

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