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British West Africa

noun

  1. a former comprehensive term for The Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Cameroon.

British West Africa

noun

  1. the former British possessions of Nigeria, The Gambia, Sierra Leone, and the Gold Coast, and the former trust territories of Togoland and Cameroons

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Freetown was the first place in British West Africa granted local self-government.

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