REPUBLIC OF NIGER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Republic of Niger mean? 

• REPUBLIC OF NIGER (noun)
  The noun REPUBLIC OF NIGER has 1 sense:

1. a landlocked republic in West Africa; gained independence from France in 1960; most of the country is dominated by the Sahara Desert

  Familiarity information: REPUBLIC OF NIGER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REPUBLIC OF NIGER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A landlocked republic in West Africa; gained independence from France in 1960; most of the country is dominated by the Sahara Desert

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Niger; Republic of Niger

Instance hypernyms:

African country; African nation (any one of the countries occupying the African continent)

Meronyms (parts of "Republic of Niger"):

capital of Niger; Niamey (the capital and largest city of Niger)

Niger; Niger River (an African river; flows into the South Atlantic)

Meronyms (members of "Republic of Niger"):

Nigerien (a native or inhabitant of Niger)

Holonyms ("Republic of Niger" is a part of...):

Africa (the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean)