BIAFRA

Meaning of BIAFRA in English

Pronunciation: b ē - ' ä-fr ə , b ī -, - ' a-

Function: geographical name

former secessionist state (1967-70) in SE Nigeria

– Bi · a · fran \ -fr ə n \ adjective or noun

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

BIAFRA — geographical name former secessionist state (1967-70) in SE Nigeria , ~n adjective or noun
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BIAFRA — Former secessionist state, West Africa. It constituted the former Eastern Region of Nigeria, inhabited principally by the Igbo . In …
Английский словарь Британика
BIAFRA — — Biafran , adj. , n. /bee ah"freuh/ , n. 1. a former secessionist state (1967-70) in SE Nigeria, in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BIAFRA — geographical name former secessionist state (1967-70) in SE Nigeria • Bi·a·fran -frən adjective or noun
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BIAFRA — secessionist western African state that unilaterally declared its independence from Nigeria in May 1967. It constituted the former Eastern Region …
Britannica English vocabulary
BIAFRA — Biaf|ra BrE AmE bi ˈæf |rə baɪ- ▷ Biaf|ran/s r ə n/z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BIAFRA — Former secessionist state, West Africa. It constituted the former Eastern Region of Nigeria, inhabited principally by the Igbo . In …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BIAFRA — Биафра
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
BIAFRA — (n) Биафра
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
BIAFRA, BIGHT OF — or Bight of Bonny geographical name the E section of Gulf of Guinea W Africa
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BIAFRA, BIGHT OF — Inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, West Africa. The innermost bay of the Gulf of Guinea , it is bounded by …
Английский словарь Британика
BIAFRA, BIGHT OF — or Bight of Bon·ny ˈbä-nē the E section of Gulf of Guinea W Africa
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BIAFRA, BIGHT OF — inlet of the Atlantic Ocean on the western African coast, extending east, then south, for 370 miles (600 km) from …
Britannica English vocabulary
BIAFRA, BIGHT OF — Inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, West Africa. The innermost bay of the Gulf of Guinea , it is bounded by …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GUINEA, GULF OF — geographical name arm of the Atlantic W central Africa; includes Bights of Benin & Biafra
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
EQUATORIAL GUINEA — geographical name country W Africa on Bight of Biafra comprising former Spanish Guinea; an independent republic since 1968 capital Malabo …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DOUALA — geographical name city & port SW Cameroon on Bight of Biafra population 810,000
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BONNY, BIGHT OF — geographical name see: Biafra
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BIOKO — or formerly Fernando Póo or 1973-79 Macías Nguema Biyogo geographical name island Equatorial Guinea in Bight of Biafra area 779 …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BIGHT OF BONNY — geographical name see: Biafra, Bight of
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BIAFRAN — adjective or noun see: Biafra
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SANAGA RIVER — River, central Cameroon. It flows southwest into the Bight of Biafra opposite the island of Bioko . It is about …
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ORGANIZATION OF AFRICAN UNITY (OAU) — African intergovernmental organization. It was established in 1963 to promote unity and solidarity of African states and eliminate vestiges of …
Английский словарь Британика
OJUKWU, ODUMEGWU — born Nov. 4, 1933, Nnewi, Nigeria Governor of Eastern Region, Nigeria (1966–67), and head of the secessionist state of Biafra …
Английский словарь Британика
NIGERIA — officially Federal Republic of Nigeria Country, western Africa. Area: 356,669 sq mi (923,773 sq km). Population (2002 est.): 129,935,000. Capital: …
Английский словарь Британика
IGBO — or Ibo People of southeastern Nigeria. The Igbo speak dialects of Igbo, a Benue-Congo language of the Niger-Congo family (see …
Английский словарь Британика
BIAFRAN — bēˈafrən, bī-, -äf-, -ȧf- noun ( -s ) Usage: capitalized Etymology: Biafra , name assumed by seceding region of Nigeria …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OJUKWU, ODUMEGWU — born November 4, 1933, Nnewi, Nigeria in full Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu military governor of the Eastern region of Nigeria (196667) …
Britannica English vocabulary
GUINEA, GULF OF — part of the eastern tropical Atlantic Ocean off the western African coast, extending from Cap Lpez, near the equator, to …
Britannica English vocabulary
CROSS RIVER — formerly South-eastern, state, southeastern Nigeria. What is now Cross River state was part of the former Eastern region until 1967, …
Britannica English vocabulary
OJUKWU, ODUMEGWU — born Nov. 4, 1933, Nnewi, Nigeria Governor of Eastern Region, Nigeria (196667), and head of the secessionist state of Biafra …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
NIGERIA — n. officially Federal Republic of Nigeria Country, western Africa. Area: 356,669 sq mi (923,773 sq km). Population (2002 est.): 129,935,000. …
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