decamillionaire
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From deca- + millionaire.
Noun
[edit]decamillionaire (plural decamillionaires)
- A person whose wealth amounts to ten million dollars (or other currency unit).
- (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.