a former French federation in W Africa, including Dahomey (now Benin), French Guinea, French Sudan (now Mali), Ivory Coast, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, and Upper Volta (now Burkina Fasso).
FRENCH WEST AFRICA
Meaning of FRENCH WEST AFRICA in English
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012