English noun: Niger |
1. | Niger (object) an African river; flows into the South Atlantic |
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| Synonyms | Niger River |
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| Instance hypernym | river |
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| Part meronym | Benin, Dahomey, Federal Republic of Nigeria, French Guinea, French Sudan, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of Benin, Republic of Guinea, Republic of Mali, Republic of Niger |
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2. | Niger (location) a landlocked republic in West Africa; gained independence from France in 1960; most of the country is dominated by the Sahara Desert |
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| Synonyms | Republic of Niger |
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| Instance hypernym | African country, African nation |
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| Part holonym | capital of Niger, Niamey, Niger, Niger River |
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| Part meronym | Africa |
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| Member holonym | Nigerien |
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