"Burkina Fasoan" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more Burkina Fasoan [comparative], most Burkina Fasoan [superlative]
Etymology: From Burkina Faso + -an. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Burkina Faso|an}} Burkina Faso + -an Head templates: {{en-adj|nolinkhead=1}} Burkina Fasoan (comparative more Burkina Fasoan, superlative most Burkina Fasoan)
  1. (rare) Of or from Burkina Faso. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-Burkina_Fasoan-en-adj-ebABDhZ4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -an Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Burkinabe

Noun [English]

Forms: Burkina Fasoans [plural]
Etymology: From Burkina Faso + -an. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Burkina Faso|an}} Burkina Faso + -an Head templates: {{en-noun|nolinkhead=1}} Burkina Fasoan (plural Burkina Fasoans)
  1. (rare) A person from Burkina Faso. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-Burkina_Fasoan-en-noun-4SJ6euYU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -an Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Burkinabe

Inflected forms

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