Upper Voltan

adjective

From Upper Volta (previous name of Burkina Faso).

“Coordinate term: Burkinabe”

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Upper VolteseUpper Voltaic
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Meanings

adjectiveUpper Voltan (not comparable)
  1. historicalnot comparableFrom Upper Volta (previous name of Burkina Faso).

    Synonyms: Upper Voltese, Upper Voltaic

nounUpper Voltan (plural Upper Voltans)

plural Upper Voltans

  1. historicalA person from Upper Volta (previous name of Burkina Faso).

    Coordinate term: Burkinabe

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveFrom Upper Volta (previous name of Burkina Faso).

Similar
Upper VolteseUpper Voltaic
Also see
upper voltaicupper voltesevoltaic

Origin

From Upper Volta + -an.

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Cite this entry
APA

Upper Voltan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Upper%20Voltan

MLA

“Upper Voltan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Upper%20Voltan. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Upper Voltan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Upper%20Voltan.

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