Meanings
- A geographic region comprising the western portion of Africa, spanning sixteen countries.
Bloch told CNN on Friday that the discovery is significant in part because of the “dramatic events involved with (the ships’) journey from Copenhagen to West Africa, and from there to the shores of Cahuita in Costa Rica.”
2025 May 2, Amarachi Orie, “Archaeologists discover true identity of Costa Rica shipwrecks long thought to be pirate ships”, in CNNSynonyms: Western Africa
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA geographic region comprising the western portion of Africa, spanning sixteen countries.
Translations
Afrikaans Wes-Afrika
- Wes-Afrikaregion of Africa
Chinese Cantonese 西非
- 西非 (sai¹ fei¹)region of Africa
Chinese Mandarin 西非
- 西非 (Xīfēi)region of Africa
Danish Vestafrika
- Vestafrikaregion of Africa
Dutch West-Afrika
- West-Afrikaregion of Africa
Finnish Länsi-Afrikka
- Länsi-Afrikkaregion of Africa
French ouest d'Afrique, Afrique de l'Ouest
- ouest d'Afriqueregion of Africa
- Afrique de l'Ouestregion of Africa
German Westafrika
- Westafrikaregion of Africa
Hungarian Nyugat-Afrika
- Nyugat-Afrikaregion of Africa
Indonesian Afrika Barat
- Afrika Baratregion of Africa
Irish an Afraic Thiar
- an Afraic Thiarregion of Africa
Japanese 西アフリカ
- 西アフリカ (Nishi-Afurika)region of Africa
Korean 서아프리카
- 서아프리카 (seoapeurika)region of Africa
Malay Afrika Barat
- Afrika Baratregion of Africa
Norwegian Bokmål Vest-Afrika
- Vest-Afrikaregion of Africa
Portuguese África Ocidental
- África Ocidentalregion of Africa
Romanian Africa de Vest, vestul Africii
- Africa de Vestregion of Africa
- vestul Africiiregion of Africa
Russian За́падная А́фрика
- За́падная А́фрика (Západnaja Áfrika)region of Africa
Spanish África Occidental
- África Occidentalregion of Africa
Swahili Afrika ya Magharibi
- Afrika ya Magharibiregion of Africa
Swedish Västafrika
- Västafrikaregion of Africa
Vietnamese Tây Phi
- Tây Phiregion of Africa
Cite this entry
West Africa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/West%20Africa
“West Africa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/West%20Africa. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “West Africa,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/West%20Africa.
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