niger

Noun niger has 2 senses

• niger(n = noun.object) niger river - an African river; flows into the South Atlantic;
is a part of benin, dahomey, republic of benin, french guinea, guinea, republic of guinea, french sudan, mali, republic of mali, niger, republic of niger, federal republic of nigeria, nigeria
is a kind of river

• niger(n = noun.location) republic of niger - a landlocked republic in West Africa; gained independence from France in 1960; most of the country is dominated by the Sahara Desert;
is a kind of african country, african nation
has parts: capital of niger, niamey, niger, niger river
is a part of africa
Derived forms adjective nigerian₂, adjective nigerian₁