Nigeria

Nigeria
geographical name country W Africa bordering on Gulf of Guinea; a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations, formerly a colony & protectorate capital Abuja area 356,669 square miles (927,339 square kilometers), population 88,514,501 • Nigerian adjective or noun

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  • Nigeria —    Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa, is about equally divided between Muslims and Christians. Of 45 million Christians, Roman Catholics number 12 million, with the remainder divided among the numerous Protestant churches.    The first …   Encyclopedia of Protestantism

  • Nigerĭa — Nigerĭa, Name für die englisch afrikan. Besitzungen am Niger, umfaßt nach der 1900 angebahnten und 1903 zum Abschluß gekommenen Entwickelung außer Lagos das Gebiet der Royal Niger Company oder Nigergesellschaft (Nord oder Upper Nigeria) und das… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Nigeria — Nigeria, bestehend aus Nord (Ober , Upper) und Süd (Nieder , Lower) N., brit. Kronkolonie und Interessensphäre am untern Niger [Karte: Afrika I], 866.000 (944.700) qkm 22,4 (nach neuern Angaben 12,4) Mill. E.; entstanden aus dem frühern… …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Nigeria — • A colony of British East Africa Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Nigeria — African nation, named for river NIGER (Cf. Niger), which runs through it, + IA (Cf. ia). Related: Nigerian …   Etymology dictionary

  • Nigeria — [nī jir′ē ə] country in WC Africa, on the Gulf of Guinea: formerly a British colony & protectorate, it became independent in 1960; a republic since 1963: member of the Commonwealth: 356,669 sq mi (923,769 sq km); pop. 88,515,000; cap. Abuja… …   English World dictionary

  • Nigeria — This article is about the country. For other uses, see Nigeria (disambiguation). Federal Republic of Nigeria Jamhuriyar Taraiyar Nijeriya …   Wikipedia

  • Nigeria — Nigerian, adj., n. /nuy jear ee euh/, n. a republic in W Africa: member of the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly a British colony and protectorate. 107,129,469; 356,669 sq. mi. (923,773 sq. km). Cap.: Abuja. Official name, Federal Republic of… …   Universalium

  • Nigeria — Federal Republic of Nigeria (engl.) Njíkötá Óchíchìiwù Naíjíríà (Igbo) Àpapọ̀ Olómìnira ilẹ̀ Nàìjíríà (Yoruba) جمهورية نيجيريا (Haussa) Republik Federaal bu Niiseriya (Fulfulde) Bundesrepublik Nigeria …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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