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Naija.

Of or from Nigeria.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. Of or from Nigeria.

noun
  1. A person from Nigeria.

name
  1. Nigeria (a country in West Africa).

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

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Nigerian Pidgin Naijá.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.