Ni‧ger /ˈnaɪdʒəʳ, niːˈʒeə $ ˈnaɪdʒər/

1. the Niger the third longest river in Africa, flowing through Mali, Niger, and Nigeria

2. a large country in West Africa, south of Algeria and north of Nigeria. Much of the land is desert. Population: 13,272,679 (2008). Capital: Niamey.
—Nigerien /niːˈʒeəriən/ noun, adjective

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