Nigra may refer to:
Geography
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Castelnuovo Nigra
Castelnuovo Nigra is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italy, Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin. It is formed by the union of two villages: Sale Castelnuovo and Villa Castelnuovo.
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, a comune (municipality) in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont
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Nigra (Brahmani), a major tributary of the
Brahmani River
The Brahmani is a major seasonal river in the Odisha state of eastern India. The Brahmani is formed by the confluence of the Sankh and South Koel rivers, and flows through the districts of Sundargarh, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, ...
, India
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Porta Nigra
The Porta Nigra (Latin language, Latin for ''black gate''), referred to by locals as Porta, is a large Roman Empire, Roman city gate in Trier, Germany. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The name ''Porta Nigra'' originated in the Middle Ages d ...
, a large Roman city gate in Trier, Germany
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Rupes Nigra
The Rupes Nigra ("Black Rock"), a phantom island, was believed to be a black rock located at the North Magnetic Pole or at the geographic North Pole itself. Described by Gerardus Mercator as 33 French miles in size, it provided a supposed ex ...
, a phantom island, was believed to be a 33-mile-wide magnetic island of black rock located at the Magnetic North Pole
Medicine
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Dermatosis papulosa nigra, a condition of many small, benign skin lesions on that face that closely simulate seborrheic keratoses, a condition generally presenting on dark-skinned individuals
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Linea nigra
Linea nigra (Latin for "black line"), colloquially known as the pregnancy line, manifests as a linear area of heightened pigmentation frequently observed on the abdominal region during pregnancy. Typically spanning approximately one centimeter ( ...
, a dark vertical line that appears on the abdomen during pregnancy
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Substantia nigra
The substantia nigra (SN) is a basal ganglia structure located in the midbrain that plays an important role in reward and movement. ''Substantia nigra'' is Latin for "black substance", reflecting the fact that parts of the substantia nigra a ...
, a portion of the brain associated with dopamine production
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Tinea nigra, a superficial fungal infection that causes dark brown to black painless patches on the soles of the hands and feet
People
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Christina Nigra, an actress who performed in ''The Sword and the Sorcerer'', ''Twilight Zone: The Movie'', and ''Cloak & Dagger''
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Costantino Nigra, an Italian diplomatist
Other uses
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Patriotic Nigras, a group of griefers in the virtual world Second Life
* By extension, a suit-wearing Afro-styled avatar used by the group for raids in
Habbo Hotel
''Habbo'', also called ''Habbo Hotel'', is a virtual world and massively multiplayer online game. It is owned and operated by Sulake. Founded in 2000, ''Habbo'' has expanded to nine online communities (or "hotels"), with users from more tha ...
* A variant spelling of "
Negro
In the English language, the term ''negro'' (or sometimes ''negress'' for a female) is a term historically used to refer to people of Black people, Black African heritage. The term ''negro'' means the color black in Spanish and Portuguese (from ...
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See also
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Niger (disambiguation)
Niger is a landlocked country in Western Africa.
Niger may also refer to:
Places
* Niger River, a river in West Africa
* Niger State, the largest state in Nigeria
* Niger River (Tomifobia River tributary), a river in Estrie, Quebec, Canada
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