British West Africa
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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This woman's outfit harks back to colonial times and is dressed as a giant British West Africa penny from the reign of UK monarch George VI. Nigeria gained its independence from Britain in 1960.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2024
The large white trading companies in former British West Africa are busier today than ever, and there is no sign of their withdrawal now or in the foreseeable future.
From Time Magazine Archive
Long, semirealistic novel laid in British West Africa, revolving around the defeat of a handsome, English-educated native chieftain in his attempts to improve the lot of his people.
From Time Magazine Archive
This book is his blithe-spirited account of a six-month collector's safari in Bafut, a mountain grasslands kingdom in the Cameroons in British West Africa.
From Time Magazine Archive
Britain was to withdraw all pretensions regarding Egypt and Morocco, and to cede to Germany, Gibraltar, Malta, Ceylon, and British West Africa.
From The Message by Brock, H. M. (Henry Matthew)
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