"Biafra" meaning in English

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Proper name

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 Categories (place): Historical polities Translations (a short-lived secessionist state in southern Nigeria in the late 1960s): Biafra (Danish), Biafra (Finnish), Biafra [masculine] (French), Μπιάφρα (Biáfra) [feminine] (Greek), Biafra [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-Biafra-en-name-X~TBmDiP Disambiguation of Historical polities: 45 6 49 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 Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 7 47 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 59 1 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 44 9 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 7 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 52 7 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 50 2 48 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 49 0 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 50 0 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 47 7 45 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. Categories (place): Historical polities Derived forms: Biafran, Bight of Biafra
    Sense id: en-Biafra-en-name-1VQqaD7g Disambiguation of Historical polities: 45 6 49 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 7 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 44 9 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 7 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 50 2 48 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 49 0 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 50 0 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 47 7 45
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