UPPER VOLTA Meaning of UPPER VOLTA in English Upper Vol ‧ ta /ˌʌpə ˈvɒltə $ ˌʌpər ˈvəʊltə/ BrE AmE the former name for ↑ Burkina Faso Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012