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Nia⋅mey

  [nyah-mey]
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a port in and the capital of Niger, in the SW part, on the Niger River. 102,000.
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Ni⋅ger

  [nahy-jer; Fr. nee-zher]
–noun
1. a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 9,388,359; 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: 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.
Related forms:
Ni⋅ge⋅ri⋅en  [nahy-jeer-ee-en] , adjective, noun
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Nia·mey   (nē-ä'mā, nyä-mā')   
The capital and largest city of Niger, in the southwest part of the country on the Niger River. It is an important commercial center. Population: 674,000.
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Niger [(neye-juhr, nee-zhair)]

Republic in western Africa, bordered by Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria to the northwest, Libya to the northeast, Chad to the east, and Nigeria and Benin to the south. Niamey is the capital and largest city.

Note: Niger was under French control from the 1880s to 1960, when it gained full independence.
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