Synonyms for niger
ˈnaɪ dʒər, niˈʒɛərni·ger

Princeton's WordNet

1. Niger, Niger Rivernoun

   an African river; flows into the South Atlantic

2. Niger, Republic of Nigernoun

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

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1. List of paraphrases for "niger":

   nigerien, nigeria, nightjar

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1. Mano Aghali:

   Niger is facing a shortage of vaccines on the international market, we only have 50 percent of what's needed to cover our vaccination targets.

2. Abba Hassan:

   Niger and Chadian planes are conducting surveillance at the moment in town and troops on the ground are combing through the streets.

3. Jonathan Hoffman:

   Walton was kidnapped in Niger, where he lives. The rescue took place in Northern Nigeria, which neighbors Niger, early Saturday, officials said. US MOVES FORWARD WITH SEIZURE OF IRANIAN MISSILES, PETROLEUM BOUND FOR YEMEN, VENEZUELA SEAL Team 6 was chosen for the operation because they are responsible for West Africa, Fox News has learned. U.S. forces conducted a hostage rescue operation during the early hours of 31 October in Northern Nigeria to recover an American citizen held hostage by a group of armed men, no U.S military personnel were injured during the operation.

4. Le Drian in Niamey:

   Libya is chaos today and it is a breeding ground for terrorists that threaten the stability of Niger and, further afield, France, we think that the moment has come to ensure that the international community tackles the Libyan problem. I think this is also what President Issoufou believes.

5. Tim Kaine:

   For too long, Congress has given presidents a blank check to wage war. We've let the 9/11 and Iraq War authorizations get stretched to justify wars against multiple terrorist groups in over a dozen countries, from Niger to the Philippines, our proposal finally repeals those authorizations and makes Congress do its job by weighing in on where, when and with who we are at war.