Meaning & use
naira
The official currency of Nigeria, divided into one hundred smaller units called kobo.
See it in a sentence
She exchanged her dollars for naira as soon as she landed in Lagos.
The price of rice rose sharply as the naira weakened against the dollar.
A note on using this word
Naira is both singular and plural, similar to 'yen' or 'peso': you can say 'one naira' or 'a hundred naira.'
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