Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun niger

2 senses of niger

Sense 1
Niger, Niger River -- (an African river; flows into the South Atlantic)
       INSTANCE OF=> river -- (a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek); "the river was navigable for 50 miles")

Sense 2
Niger, Republic of Niger -- (a landlocked republic in West Africa; gained independence from France in 1960; most of the country is dominated by the Sahara Desert)
       INSTANCE OF=> African country, African nation -- (any one of the countries occupying the African continent)