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- French · derived fromAfrique Occidentale française
- English todayFrench West Africa
English rendering of French Afrique Occidentale française.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A federation of former French colonies in West Africa existing from 1895 to 1958, consisting of Dahomey (Benin), French Guinea (Guinea), the French Sudan (Mali), Ivory Coast, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal and Upper Volta (Burkina Faso). Full definition →
English rendering of French Afrique Occidentale française.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.