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niger

/ˈnaɪ.d͡ʒɚ/

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What does niger mean?

noun

  1. An Ethiopian herb (Guizotia abyssinica), grown for its seed and edible oil.

proper noun

  1. A country in West Africa, situated to the north of Nigeria. Official name: Republic of the Niger.
  2. A major river in West Africa that flows into the Gulf of Guinea in Nigeria.
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proper noun

  1. A state of Nigeria in the North Central geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Minna.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈnaɪ.d͡ʒɚ/

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Yes, I like to see a tiger From the Congo or the Niger, And especially when lashing of his tail!
Arthur Sullivan; W. S. (William Schwenck) GilbertThe Complete Plays of Gilbert and SullivanProject Gutenberg ebook #808
And as he considered it dangerous to declare himself hostile to both, he decided to attack Niger and to deceive Albinus.
Niccolò MachiavelliThe PrinceTranslated by W. K. (William Kenaz) MarriottProject Gutenberg ebook #1232
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This message was brought from Octavia to Antony by Niger, one of his friends, who added to it the praises she deserved so well.
PlutarchPlutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and RomansProject Gutenberg ebook #674
There is a reason for all this, and had "Niger Nigrorum" been better acquainted with it he had never made the blunder he has.
Henry Ossian FlipperHenry Ossian Flipper, the Colored Cadet at West Point Autobiography of Lieut. Henry Ossian Flipper, U.S.A., First Graduate of Color from the U.S. Military AcademyProject Gutenberg ebook #2448
When I showed a little dressed-up doll to the Cynopithecus niger, it stood motionless, stared intently with widely opened eyes, and advanced its ears a little forwards.
Charles DarwinThe Expression of the Emotions in Man and AnimalsProject Gutenberg ebook #1227