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Nigerois

/niːʒɛɹˈwɑː/

Nigerois noun: a Nigerien; a person from Niger.

Noun

Nigerois (plural Nigerois)

  1. (nonstandard) A Nigerien; a person from Niger.

Adjective

Nigerois (comparative more Nigerois, superlative most Nigerois)

  1. (nonstandard) Nigerien.

Forms of Nigerois

Noun
pluralNigerois
Adjective
comparativemore Nigerois
superlativemost Nigerois

Origin of Nigerois

Pseudo-Gallicism, derived from Niger + -ois, perhaps to render a clearer distinction from Nigerian.

Questions about Nigerois

What does Nigerois mean?
Nigerois means a Nigerien; a person from Niger.
What part of speech is Nigerois?
Nigerois can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce Nigerois?
Nigerois is pronounced /niːʒɛɹˈwɑː/.
What is the plural of Nigerois?
The plural of Nigerois is Nigerois.

Words near Nigerois in the dictionary

  1. Nigerien
  2. Nigeriens
  3. Nigerio-
  4. nigerite
  5. nigero-oligosaccharide
  6. Nigerois
  7. nigerone
  8. nigerones
  9. nigerooligosaccharide
  10. nigerose
  11. Niges

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