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nigeriano

Nigerian

adjective nee-heh-RYAH-noh Rare

Usage Note

Nigeriano refers to people or things from Nigeria. As with other nationality adjectives it is also used as a noun (un nigeriano, una nigeriana). Do not confuse with nigerino, which relates to Niger, a different country.

Examples

"El escritor nigeriano ganó el premio."

Natural Translation

The Nigerian writer won the prize.

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