biafran
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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He served in the Royal Air Force as a pilot in the 1950s, and later worked as a diplomatic correspondent for the BBC, reporting from Nigeria on the Biafran War.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
She was in the Biafran war in Nigeria.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2023
Lives lived: Dermot Doran, an Irish priest, was a linchpin of the Biafran airlift in Nigeria.
From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2023
Several years after Nigeria’s independence in 1960, Britain sided with the Nigerian forces to crush the Biafran secession efforts.
From Washington Post • Sep. 10, 2022
“Is it possible to see where the Biafran soldiers shot the Italian oil worker?” the redhead asked.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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