French West Africa

English

Etymology

English rendering of French Afrique Occidentale française.

Proper noun

French West Africa

  2. A federation of former French colonies in West Africa existing from 1895 to 1958, consisting of Dahomey (Benin), French Guinea (Guinea), the French Sudan (Mali), Ivory Coast, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal and Upper Volta (Burkina Faso).

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