FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
Dictionary entry overview: What does Federal Republic of Nigeria mean?
• FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA (noun)
The noun FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA has 1 sense:
1. a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; gained independence from Britain in 1960; most populous African country
Familiarity information: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA (noun)
Meaning:
A republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; gained independence from Britain in 1960; most populous African country
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Federal Republic of Nigeria; Nigeria
Instance hypernyms:
African country; African nation (countries occupying the African continent)
Meronyms (parts of "Federal Republic of Nigeria"):
Lagos (chief port and economic center of Nigeria; located in southwestern Nigeria on the Gulf of Guinea; former capital of Nigeria)
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)
Niger; Niger River (an African river; flows into the South Atlantic)
Maiduguri; Yerwa-Maiduguri (a city in northeastern Nigeria; an agricultural trading center)
Zaria (a city in north central Nigeria; agricultural trading center)
Meronyms (members of "Federal Republic of Nigeria"):
Nigerian (a native or inhabitant of Nigeria)
Domain member region:
al Sunna Wal Jamma; Followers of the Phrophet (a resurgent Islamic fundamentalist organization based in Nigeria that is thought to be planning terrorist attacks)
Holonyms ("Federal Republic of Nigeria" is a part of...):
Africa (the second largest continent; located south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean)
