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Biafra
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English
Etymology
After the Bight of Biafra.
Pronunciation
en /biˈɑfɹə/ US
Proper noun
en historical A short-lived secessionist state that declared independence from Nigeria in the late 1960s.
en historical A region of West Africa.
The region of Nigeria that includes the territory of the former Republic of Biafra.
Derived terms
en Bight of Biafra Biafran
Translations
a short-lived secessionist state in southern Nigeria in the late 1960s
Danish: da Biafra
Finnish: fi Biafra
French: fr Biafra m
Greek: el Μπιάφρα f
Hebrew: he ביאפרה
Portuguese: pt Biafra f
en Former polities
French
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m
fr a short-lived <<former unrecognized>> secessionist <<state>> in southern c/Nigeria in the late 1960s Biafra
Portuguese
Pronunciation
pt afɾɐ 3
pt Bi a fra
Proper noun
f
pt a short-lived <<former unrecognized>> secessionist <<state>> in southern c/Nigeria in the late 1960s Biafra
Derived terms
pt biafrense