noun
1. an African river; flows into the South Atlantic
• Syn: ↑Niger River
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑river
• Part Holonyms:
↑Guinea, ↑Republic of Guinea, ↑French Guinea, ↑Mali, ↑Republic of Mali, ↑French Sudan, ↑Republic of Niger, ↑Benin, ↑Republic of Benin, ↑Dahomey, ↑Nigeria, ↑Federal Republic of Nigeria
2. a landlocked republic in West Africa; gained independence from France in 1960; most of the country is dominated by the Sahara Desert
• Syn: ↑Republic of Niger
• Derivationally related forms: ↑Nigerian
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑African country, ↑African nation
• Part Holonyms: ↑Africa
• Member Meronyms: ↑Nigerien
• Part Meronyms: ↑Niamey, ↑capital of Niger, ↑Niger River
Useful english dictionary. 2012.