Synonyms for niger
ˈnaɪ dʒər, niˈʒɛərni·ger

Princeton's WordNet

1. Niger, Niger Rivernoun

   an African river; flows into the South Atlantic

2. Niger, Republic of Nigernoun

   a landlocked republic in West Africa; gained independence from France in 1960; most of the country is dominated by the Sahara Desert

Matched Categories

1. • Guinea
   • River

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1. List of paraphrases for "niger":

   nigerien, nigeria, nightjar

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How to use niger in a sentence?

1. President Mahamadou Issoufou:

   Boko Haram attacked us and you don't attack Niger with impunity. Today's support for the armed forces must be permanent, if Allah wills it, Niger will be Boko Haram's tomb.

2. Mark Schroeder:

   This [ Kogi State ] is one of the areas that’s in between in terms of militant activity, there is some activity in the south near the Niger Delta but Niger Delta is very small compared to Boko Haram’s activity in the north.

3. Niger Delta:

   We are not deterred by such threats as we are highly spirited and shall continue blowing up pipelines until the Niger Delta people are no longer marginalized by the Nigerian actors.

4. Jonathan Hoffman:

   Walton was kidnapped in Niger, where he lives. The rescue took place in Northern Nigeria, which neighbors Niger, early Saturday, officials said. US MOVES FORWARD WITH SEIZURE OF IRANIAN MISSILES, PETROLEUM BOUND FOR YEMEN, VENEZUELA SEAL Team 6 was chosen for the operation because they are responsible for West Africa, Fox News has learned. U.S. forces conducted a hostage rescue operation during the early hours of 31 October in Northern Nigeria to recover an American citizen held hostage by a group of armed men, no U.S military personnel were injured during the operation.

5. President Muhammadu Buhari:

   The recent spate of attacks by militants disrupting oil and power installations will not distract us from engaging leaders in the region in addressing Niger Delta problems.