Burkina Faso

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A country in West Africa, formerly Upper Volta. Official name: Burkina Faso.

Pronunciation

/bəɹˈkiːnə ˈfɑsoʊ/ /bəːˌkiːnə ˈfasəʊ/ En-us-Burkina Faso.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Soundguys-Burkina Faso.wav

Word forms

Burkina Faso

Etymology

From Moore burkĩna (“honest”) + Dyula faso (“father's house”), coined by Thomas Sankara. Roughly translatable as "fatherland of the upright people".

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