Biafra

English

Etymology

After the Bight of Biafra.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /biˈɑfɹə/

Proper noun

Biafra

  1. (historical) A short-lived secessionist state that declared independence from Nigeria in the late 1960s.
  2. (historical) A region of West Africa.
  3. The region of Nigeria that includes the territory of the former Republic of Biafra.

Derived terms

Translations

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bja.fʁa/

Proper noun

Biafra m

  1. Biafra (a short-lived former unrecognized secessionist state in southern Nigeria in the late 1960s)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /biˈa.fɾɐ/ [bɪˈa.fɾɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈbja.fɾɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /biˈa.fɾa/ [bɪˈa.fɾa], (faster pronunciation) /ˈbja.fɾa/

  • Rhymes: -afɾɐ
  • Hyphenation: Bi‧a‧fra

Proper noun

Biafra f

  1. Biafra (a short-lived former unrecognized secessionist state in southern Nigeria in the late 1960s)

Derived terms

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