"Biafra" meaning in All languages combined

See Biafra on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /biˈɑfɹə/ [US]
Etymology: After the Bight of Biafra. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Biafra
  1. (historical) A short-lived secessionist state that declared independence from Nigeria in the late 1960s. Tags: historical Translations (a short-lived secessionist state in southern Nigeria in the late 1960s): Biafra (Danish), Biafra (Finnish), Biafra [masculine] (French), Μπιάφρα (Biáfra) [feminine] (Greek), ביאפרה (Hebrew), Biafra [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-Biafra-en-name-X~TBmDiP Disambiguation of 'a short-lived secessionist state in southern Nigeria in the late 1960s': 86 0 14
  2. (historical) A region of West Africa. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Biafra-en-name-4qsG0CvK
  3. The region of Nigeria that includes the territory of the former Republic of Biafra. Derived forms: Biafran, Bight of Biafra
    Sense id: en-Biafra-en-name-1VQqaD7g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Former polities Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 16 70 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 1 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 16 17 67 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 13 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 10 12 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 8 1 92 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 7 1 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 10 1 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 15 11 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 19 13 68 Disambiguation of Former polities: 3 1 96

Proper name [French]

IPA: /bja.fʁa/
Head templates: {{fr-proper noun|m}} Biafra m
  1. Biafra (a short-lived former unrecognized secessionist state in southern Nigeria in the late 1960s) Tags: masculine Categories (place): Places in Nigeria, States of Nigeria
    Sense id: en-Biafra-fr-name-1W7JyTCW Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Proper name [Portuguese]

IPA: /biˈa.fɾɐ/ [Brazil], /ˈbja.fɾɐ/ [Brazil], /ˈbja.fɾɐ/ [Portugal]
Rhymes: -afɾɐ Head templates: {{pt-proper noun|f}} Biafra f
  1. Biafra (a short-lived former unrecognized secessionist state in southern Nigeria in the late 1960s) Tags: feminine Categories (place): Places in Nigeria, States of Nigeria Derived forms: biafrense
    Sense id: en-Biafra-pt-name-1W7JyTCW Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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