Nigerian

Definition

A person from Nigeria or of Nigerian descent.

Etymology

From Nigeria + -an.

Example Sentences

• "For the same reasons that many Nigerians troop to churches in recent times, many also seek spiritual intervention through African traditional religions."
• "'No meat!' The Nigerian, who grew up knowing that ponmo or cowskin was popular on the menu list back home, heard the Chadians carry on, and pretending there was nothing scary about the promotion of ponmo as a national delicacy, replied suavely, 'Meat certainly is not all a man lives for, or is it, gentlemen?'"
• "He added that Nigerians were also pained watching their leaders live in luxury while they struggled to make ends meet."