Biafra

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/bɪˈæfrə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bē ä′frə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Bi•a•fra  (bē ä′frə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa former secessionist state (1967–70) in SE Nigeria, in W Africa. Cap.: Enugu.
  2. Place Names Bight of, a wide bay in the E part of the Gulf of Guinea, off the W coast of Africa.
Bi•a′fran, adj., n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Biafra / bɪˈæfrə/
  1. a region of E Nigeria, formerly a local government region: seceded as an independent republic (1967–70) during the Civil War, but defeated by Nigerian government forces
  2. Bight of Biafra ⇒
    former name (until 1975) of (the Bight of) Bonny
'Biafra' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Biafran - Bioko - Enugu - Nigeria

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