English Explanatory Dictionary

Upper Volta

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Former name of Burkina Faso: a country in West Africa, used from 1958-1984.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Upper Volta.wav

Word forms

Upper Volta

Etymology

From the Volta river, from Portuguese.

Related words

Voltaic Voltan

Derived words

Republic of Upper Volta Upper Voltaic Upper Voltan Upper Voltese
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