Biafran

/ (bɪˈæfrən) /

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adjective

of or relating to Biafra or its inhabitants

noun

a native or inhabitant of Biafra

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Words nearby Biafran

bi, Bia, biacetyl, biach, Biafra, Biafran, Biak, Bialik, bialy, Białystok, Bianca

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How to use Biafran in a sentence

My father knew him from a brief stint working with him for the Biafran Broadcasting Service.
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He fully supported the Biafran secession, and took a break from fiction, thinking that politics was more important.
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