Burkina Faso

[ber-kee-nuh fah-soh]

Bur·ki·na Fa·so

[ber-kee-nuh fah-soh]
noun
a republic in W Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 10,891,159; 106,111 sq. mi. (274,827 sq. km). Capital: Ouagadougou.
Formerly, Upper Volta.
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Burkina Faso has a plethora of syllables.
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a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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Burkina Faso or Burkina (bɜːˈkiːnəˈfæsəʊ)
 
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Former name (until 1984): Upper Volta an inland republic in W Africa: dominated by Mossi kingdoms (10th--19th centuries); French protectorate established in 1896; became an independent republic in 1960; consists mainly of a flat savanna plateau. Official language: French; Mossi and other African languages also widely spoken. Religion: mostly animist, with a large Muslim minority. Currency: franc. Capital: Ouagadougou. Pop: 13 393 000 (2004 est). Area: 273 200 sq km (105 900 sq miles)
 
Burkina or Burkina
 
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Burkina Faso [(buhr-kee-nuh fah-soh)]

Republic in west Africa, formerly called Upper Volta, bordered by Niger to the north and east, Benin on the southeast, Togo, Ghana and Ivory Coast on the south, and Mali on the west and north. Its capital and largest city is Ouagadougou. Burkina Faso gained independence from France in 1960.

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