niger

Noun
  1. An African river;
    Flows into the South Atlantic (synset 109394062)
    is an instance of: river - a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
    is a part of:
    • benin, dahomey, republic of benin - a country on western coast of Africa; formerly under French control
    • french guinea, guinea, republic of guinea - a republic in western Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958
    • french sudan, mali, republic of mali - a landlocked republic in northwestern Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960; Mali was a center of West African civilization for more than 4,000 years
    • niger, republic of niger - a landlocked republic in West Africa; gained independence from France in 1960; most of the country is dominated by the Sahara Desert
    • federal republic of nigeria, nigeria - a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; gained independence from Britain in 1960; most populous African country
    same as: niger river
  2. A landlocked republic in West Africa;
    Gained independence from France in 1960;
    Most of the country is dominated by the Sahara Desert (synset 108995681)
    is an instance of: african country, african nation - any one of the countries occupying the African continent
    member holonym: nigerien - a native or inhabitant of Niger
    has:
    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
    same as: republic of niger

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