English Explanatory Dictionary

Biafra

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A short-lived secessionist state that declared independence from Nigeria in the late 1960s.
  2. A region of West Africa.
  3. The region of Nigeria that includes the territory of the former Republic of Biafra.

Pronunciation

/biˈɑfɹə/

Word forms

Biafra

Etymology

After the Bight of Biafra.

Derived words

Biafran Bight of Biafra
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