Naija

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English

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Etymology 1

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Adjective

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Naija

  1. Of or from Nigeria.

Noun

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Naija (plural Naijas)

  1. A person from Nigeria.

Proper noun

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Naija

  1. (slang) Nigeria (a country in West Africa)
    • 1957, Gavin Maxwell, People of the Reeds, page 102:
      We stopped at the mudhif of an important Sayid, and even a spectacled white-turbaned priest from Naija treated us with courtesy, and did not, as did most of those whom we met later, leave the building as soon as we had entered it.
    • 2000, Ken Saro-Wiwa: Writer and Political Activist, page 139:
      There were obituaries, poems, hastily scratched out but very heartfelt dirges, and a unity that I have never before seen in Naija: a unity that, although it technically lasted about a week, still has lingering effects to the present day.
    • 2005, Shrubs and Trees: A Collection of Short Stories, page 31:
      But, it is correct to say most of our leaders in Naija are not leaders but looters.
    • 2011, Peter Ladi Thompson, The New Eden, page 10:
      He remembered that the process of clearing immigration and locating your luggage in Murtala Muhammad Airport was no small feat for a first time visitor to Naija.

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Nigerian Pidgin Naijá.

Proper noun

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Naija

  1. An English-based creole of Nigeria, combining vocabulary and grammar from the English language as well as various indigenous Nigerian languages & remnants of Portuguese.
    Synonym: Nigerian Pidgin
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Nigerian Pidgin

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Etymology 1

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Proper noun

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Naijá or Naija

  1. Naija (language), Nigerian Pidgin

Proper noun

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Naijá or Naija

  1. Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from English Niger.

Proper noun

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Naija

  1. Niger (a country in West Africa, situated to the north of Nigeria)

Yoruba

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Etymology 1

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Náíjà

Borrowed from English Niger.

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Náíjà

  1. Niger (a country in West Africa, situated to the north of Nigeria)
  2. A state of Nigeria in the North Central geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Minna

Etymology 2

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Proper noun

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Nàìjá

  1. (slang) Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)

Noun

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Nàìjá

  1. A Nigerian