decamillionaire

English

Etymology

deca- +‎ millionaire

Noun

decamillionaire (plural decamillionaires)

  1. A person whose wealth amounts to ten million dollars (or other currency unit).
  2. (Nigeria) A Nigerian language with at least ten million speakers (namely Hausa, Igbo, and Yoruba).
    • 2013, Anthony Ayodele Olaoye, “The Role of Indigenous Languages in National Development: A Case Study of Nigerian Linguistic Situation”, in International Journal of Applied Linguistics & English Literature, 2(3), May 2013, p. 30:
      The three major languages (Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba) are called “Decamillionaires” and they serve as regional Lingua Franca.
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