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Ni•ger

Pronunciation: (nī'jur; Fr. nē-zher'), [key]
—n.
1. a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 4,239,000; 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Cap.: Niamey.
2. a river in W Africa, rising in S Guinea, flowing NE through Mali, and then SE through Nigeria into the Gulf of Guinea. 2600 mi. (4185 km) long. See map on next page.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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