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 Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin. It is formed by the union of two villages: Sale Castelnuovo and Villa Castelnuovo
Castelnuovo Nigra i ...
, a comune (municipality) in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont
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Porta Nigra
The Porta Nigra (Latin for ''black gate'') is a large Roman city gate in Trier, Germany. It is today the largest Roman city gate north of the Alps. It was designated as part of the Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in ...
, a large Roman city gate in Trier, Germany
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Rupes Nigra, 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, 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 app ...
, 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
Costantino, count Nigra (11 June 1828 – 1 July 1907) was an Italian diplomat.
Biography
Nigra was born at Villa Castelnuovo, in the province of Turin.
During the war of 1848 he interrupted his studies to serve as a volunteer against Austria ...
, an Italian diplomatist
Other uses
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Patriotic Nigras
The Patriotic Nigras (also known by the initialism PN) were a group of griefers in the online world of ''Second Life''.
While the PN were known mainly for the disruption of ''Second Life'' and its users, they had also established themselves on the ...
, a group of griefers in the virtual world Second Life
* A variant spelling of "
Negro"
See also
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Niger (disambiguation)
Niger is a 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
* Niger Valli ...
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