Biafra
[ bee-ah-fruh ]
/ biˈɑ frə /
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noun
a former secessionist state (1967–70) in SE Nigeria, in W Africa. Capital: Enugu.
Bight of, a wide bay in the E part of the Gulf of Guinea, off the W coast of Africa.
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My father knew him from a brief stint working with him for the Biafran Broadcasting Service.
He fully supported the Biafran secession, and took a break from fiction, thinking that politics was more important.
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Biafran
/ (bɪˈæfrən) /
adjective
of or relating to Biafra or its inhabitants
noun
a native or inhabitant of Biafra
Biafra
/ (bɪˈæfrə) /
noun
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
Bight of Biafra former name (until 1975) of (the Bight of) Bonny
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