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English
Etymology
After the Bight of Biafra.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Biafra
- (historical) A short-lived secessionist state that declared independence from Nigeria in the late 1960s.
- (historical) A region of West Africa.
- The region of Nigeria that includes the territory of the former Republic of Biafra.
Derived terms
Translations
a short-lived secessionist state in southern Nigeria in the late 1960s
French
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Biafra m
- Biafra (a short-lived secessionist state in southern Nigeria in the late 1960s)
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /biˈa.fɾɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈbja.fɾɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /biˈa.fɾɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈbja.fɾɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /biˈa.fɾa/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈbja.fɾa/
- Rhymes: -afɾɐ
- Hyphenation: Bi‧a‧fra
Proper noun
Biafra f
- Biafra (a short-lived secessionist state in southern Nigeria in the late 1960s)
Derived terms