Niger
    n 1: an African river; flows into the South Atlantic [syn:
         Niger, Niger River]
    2: a landlocked republic in West Africa; gained independence
       from France in 1960; most of the country is dominated by the
       Sahara Desert [syn: Niger, Republic of Niger]

	

	Niger
   black, a surname of Simeon (Acts 13:1). He was probably so
   called from his dark complexion.

	

	Niger, black