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Meaning of Niger | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈnaɪ.d͡ʒə(ɹ)

Definitions

  1. An Ethiopian herb, Guizotia abyssinica, grown for its seed and edible oil.
  2. A country in West Africa, situated to the north of Nigeria. Official name: Republic of the Niger.
  3. A major river in West Africa that flows into the Gulf of Guinea in Nigeria.
  4. A state of Nigeria in the North Central geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Minna.

Equivalents

Afrikaans Niger
العربية النيجر
বাংলা নাইজার
Bosanski niger нигер
Čeština Niger nigerský
Deutsch Niger
Ελληνικά Νίγηρας
Esperanto Niĝerlando Niĝero
Español Níger
فارسی نیجر
Suomi keltiö Niger
Français Niger
Galego Níxer
Hausa Kwara
हिन्दी निजेर
Hrvatski niger нигер
Magyar Niger
Հայերեն Նիգեր
Bahasa Indonesia Niger
Igbo orimili
Íslenska Níger Nígerfljót
Italiano Niger
ქართული ნიგერი
ខ្មែរ នីហ្សេ
한국어 니제르
Kurdî Nîger Nîjer
Lietuvių Nigeris
Latviešu Nigēra
Македонски Нигер
မြန်မာဘာသာ နိုင်ဂျာ
Nederlands Niger
Polski Niger
Português Níger
Русский Нигер
Slovenščina Niger
Српски niger нигер
Svenska Niger
Kiswahili Nijeri
Türkçe Nijer
Українська Нігер
Tiếng Việt Ni-giê
Yorùbá Naija ọ̀yà

Examples

“An American aid worker who was kidnapped in Niger more than six years ago and held hostage by terrorists has been released, President Joe Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan tweeted on Monday.”
“From here we can see the River Niger in the distance running across town, a long gleaming diamond in the horizon.”
“Gunshots rang out in the capital Abuja and also in the neighboring Niger state as police lobbed tear gas to disperse defiant protesters. In Niger, at least six people are now feared dead, local media reported.”

CEFR level

B1
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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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