Liger vs Niger - What's the difference?
liger | niger |
A country in Western Africa situated to the north of Nigeria. Official name: Republic of Niger.
A river in Africa that flows into the Gulf of Guinea in Nigeria.
As a noun liger
is an animal born to a male lion and a tigress.As a proper noun niger is
niger (country).niger
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(wikipedia Niger)Usage notes
The second pronunciations for the country name follow the French pronunciation, French being the official language of Niger.How Do You Pronounce "Niger"?] by Avi Zenilman, July 16, 2003, Slate.com[http://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/2005/10/11/ So What Is This Place? by Nicholas D. Kristof, October 11, 2005, New York Times