"French Equatorial Africa" meaning in English

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        "A federation of former French colonies in Central Africa, stretching from the Sahara to the Congo River, comprising the following colonised countries (present names as independent republics in parentheses if different): Chad, French Congo (Republic of the Congo), Gabon and Ubangi-Shari (Central African Republic)."
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        "(historical) A federation of former French colonies in Central Africa, stretching from the Sahara to the Congo River, comprising the following colonised countries (present names as independent republics in parentheses if different): Chad, French Congo (Republic of the Congo), Gabon and Ubangi-Shari (Central African Republic)."
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          "sense": "federation in central Africa",
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          "word": "Frans-Equatoriaal-Afrika"
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