Niger
Niger
Definition
Ni·ger (nī′jər, nē z̸her′)
- river in W Africa, flowing from Guinea through Mali, Niger, & Nigeria into the Gulf of Guinea: c. 2,590 mi (4,168 km)
- 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
Browse dictionary entries near Niger
- Nig
- nifty
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- Niflheim
- niffer
- nifedipine
- nieve
- Nietzscheanism
- Niger-Congo
- Niger-Kordofanian
- Nigeria
- Nigerian
- Nigerian Connection
- Nigerian Scam
- niggard
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