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a citizen of the west African nation of Niger, once a part of the former French West Africa colony. 'Nigerien' is NOT to be confused with the word 'Nigerian' which refers to a citizen of neighboring Nigeria. And contrary to ignorance and popular misconceptions, the nation's name 'Niger' refers to the Niger River and the proper pronunciation is 'NIGH-jehr', NOT, NOT, NOT 'nigger'. 'Nigger' is an ugly racist word derived from the now unused word 'niggard' which originally denoted a lazy person (it's in some Shakespeare works) and DID NOT have racist overtones whatsoever. But Shakespeare lived in the 16th - 17th centuries and this is 2022, isn't it?
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