The name Nigeria was coined by Lord Lugard's wife in 1897 in honor of the 2,600-mile-long Niger River. The first Europeans to reach Nigeria were the Portuguese in the fifteenth century. In 1553, the first English ships landed at the Bight of Benin, then known as the "Slave Coast." ...
Related to Coined word:neologistic,neologism ne·ol·o·gism (nē-ŏl′ə-jĭz′əm, nē′ō-lō′-) n. 1.A new word, expression, or usage. 2.The creation or use of new words or senses. 3.Psychology a.The invention of new words regarded as a symptom of certain psychotic di...
(economics) Acronym of Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria, Turkey. Coordinate terms: BRIC, MIKT, MIST Hungarian Etymology : Lexicalization of mi (“what?”) + -n (case suffix) + -t (locative suffix). Pronunciation : IPA(key): [ˈmint] Hyphenation: mint Rhymes: -int Romanian Pronunciation...
BLO was officially formed in 1972 - the name coined from the confluence of the original band member’s names. The “B” Stood for Berkley on guitar, theIwedi Ojinmah
“The RNRDN’s initiative, coined the Cultural Equivalent, initially began over two years ago. The Network canvassed opinions from ethnic minority service personnel to understand how widening existing policy on cultural mess dress would make them feel able to celebrate both their RN and cultural he...
Bill of Rights - a statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution) Athabascan, Athapaskan language, Athabaskan, Athapascan, Athapaskan - a group of Amerindian languages (the name coined by an American anthropologist, Edward Sapi...
The Angolan kwanza is derived from the Cuanza River (or Kwanza River) – one of the country’s main rivers. The naira is also indirectly named after Niger River, Africa’s third-largest river that gave rise to the name ‘Nigeria’. The British government coined the term in 1886 in refer...
After a couple of years of buying, holding and renewing “pigeon shit” domain names (a phrase coined by Rick Schwartz), Warrick Mulder realized there was a better way. So he dropped all of the .com, .net and .org domain names that didn’t earn any parki
The panel featured prominent leaders and thinkers from countries such as Mauritius, Norway, Mexico, Vietnam, Switzerland, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, and Canada. Indian dignitaries, including Odisha’s Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo and Member of Parliament Sujeet Kumar, were also present. ...
‘When I left Nigeria, I lost my world totally,’ explains Van Reken – but she notes that it took her years to understand it as a loss. Disrupted childhoods can make it difficult for TCKs to form deep connections with others. ‘TCKs can make loads of friends, ...