nigeria

Noun
  1. 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
    is an instance of: african country, african nation - any one of the countries occupying the African continent
    member holonym: nigerian - a native or inhabitant of Nigeria
    belongs to: 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
    has:
    • 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
    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: federal republic of nigeria

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