Biafra
[bee-ah-fruh]
- 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.
Show More
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
Examples from the Web for biafran
Contemporary Examples
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.
Biafran
- of or relating to Biafra or its inhabitants
Show More
- a native or inhabitant of Biafra
Show More
Biafra
- 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
Show More
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012