naija
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Nigeria (a country in West Africa).
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
We stopped at the mudhif of an important Sayid, and even a spectacled white-turbaned priest from Naija treated us with courtesy, and did not, as did most of those whom we met later, leave the building as soon as we had entered it.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “naija” mean?
Nigeria (a country in West Africa).
Is “naija” formal or informal?
naija is generally slang.