A country in West Africa, situated to the north of Nigeria. Official name: Republic of Niger. / A major river in West Africa that flows into the Gulf of Guinea in Nigeria.

An Ethiopian herb, Guizotia abyssinica, grown for its seed and edible oil.

(obsolete) Niger-Congo

The official name of Niger.

(linguistics) A major language family of sub-Saharan Africa noted for the use of a noun class system.

plural of Niger seed

The seed of the ramtil plant.

An English-based creole of Nigeria, combining vocabulary and grammar from the English language as well as various indigenous Nigerian languages.

The official name of Nigeria.

(Internet) An attempt to defraud by sending out large numbers of emails, each stating that the recipient is entitled to receive a large amount of money, but will need to supply banking account details, or to send payment for fees, before the payment can be passed on.