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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 countryplay

    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)

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