Ниге́рия
Nigérijafeminine
Nigeria in Russian is Ниге́рия (Nigérija).
Ниге́рия is the name of the country in Western Africa.
Meaning: a country in Western Africa (name)
How does it change in a sentence?
The name Ниге́рия declines in Russian. Use the form Ниге́рии when expressing possession or after certain prepositions like 'из' (from). The form Ниге́рию is used when Nigeria is the direct object of a verb, such as 'love' or 'visit'.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is Nigérija.
Did you know?
- If you were to describe a person from Nigeria, you would use the word 'нигериец' (ni-gye-ryets) for a man or 'нигерийка' (ni-gye-riy-ka) for a woman.
- In official Russian documents, Ниге́рия is often listed as Федеративная Республика Нигерия, which means 'Federal Republic of Nigeria'.
- The word follows the standard pattern for foreign proper nouns ending in '-ия', which allows it to decline through all six Russian cases.
Examples in context
- На последней конференции были представители Ниге́рии.There were representatives from Nigeria at the latest conference.
- Ниге́рия находится в Африке.Nigériya nakhoditsya v Afrike.Nigeria is located in Africa.
- Ниге́рия очень большая страна.Nigériya ochen' bol'shaya strana.Nigeria is a very large country.
Example conversation
Olga and Dmitry are talking about travel destinations.
- Ольга OlgaДмитрий, куда ты хочешь поехать?Dmitriy, kuda ty khochesh' poyekhat'?Dmitry, where do you want to go?
- Дмитрий DmitryЯ думаю, что Ниге́рия отличный выбор.Ya dumayu, chto Nigerya otlichnyy vybor.I think Nigeria is a great choice.
- Ольга OlgaТам сейчас очень жарко.Tam seychas ochen' zharko.It is very hot there right now.
- Дмитрий DmitryНичего, я люблю жару.Nichego, ya lyublyu zharu.That's okay, I love the heat.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “nigeria” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
