Biafra

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US/biˈɑfɹə/

proper noun

A short-lived secessionist state that declared independence from Nigeria in the late 1960s.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalA short-lived secessionist state that declared independence from Nigeria in the late 1960s.
  2. historicalA region of West Africa.
  3. The region of Nigeria that includes the territory of the former Republic of Biafra.

Origin

After the Bight of Biafra.

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Translations

Danish Biafra
  • Biafraa short-lived secessionist state in southern Nigeria in the late 1960s
Finnish Biafra
  • Biafraa short-lived secessionist state in southern Nigeria in the late 1960s
French Biafra
  • Biafraa short-lived secessionist state in southern Nigeria in the late 1960s
Greek Μπιάφρα
  • Μπιάφρα (Biáfra)a short-lived secessionist state in southern Nigeria in the late 1960s
Hebrew ביאפרה
  • ביאפרהa short-lived secessionist state in southern Nigeria in the late 1960s
Portuguese Biafra
  • Biafraa short-lived secessionist state in southern Nigeria in the late 1960s
Cite this entry
APA

Biafra. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Biafra

MLA

“Biafra.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Biafra. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Biafra,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Biafra.

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