HyperDic: british_west_africa

English > 1 sense of the expression British West Africa:
NOUNlocationBritish West Africathe former British territories of western Africa, including Nigeria, Cameroon, Gambia, Togo, Sierra Leone, and the Gold Coast
English > British West Africa: 1 sense > noun 1, location
MeaningThe former British territories of western Africa, including Nigeria, Cameroon, Gambia, Togo, Sierra Leone, and the Gold Coast.
Member ofBritish EmpireA former empire consisting of Great Britain and all the territories under its control
Part ofWest AfricaAn area of western Africa between the Sahara Desert and the Gulf of Guinea
Broaderdistrict, territory, territorial dominion, dominionA region marked off for administrative or other purposes
SpanishBritish West Africa

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