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- proper noun historical Former name of
Burkina Faso .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a desperately poor landlocked country in western Africa; was formerly Upper Volta under French rule but gained independence in 1960
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Unrest hit this country that formerly was known as Upper Volta in late February, when students protested a young man's death in custody.
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Burkina Faso, formerly known as Upper Volta, has a slowly improving economy due in part to women's business ventures and cooperatives.
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Formerly known as Upper Volta, this countries capital is Ougadougou.
Johnny Goodtimes 2009
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Formerly known as Upper Volta, this countries capital is Ougadougou.
Johnny Goodtimes 2009
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(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.
Burkina Faso 2002
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African nation formerly known as Upper Volta) first electronica band.
WN.com - Articles related to Musikgarten for babies and toddlers now in Manila 2010
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African nation formerly known as Upper Volta) first electronica band.
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African nation formerly known as Upper Volta) first electronica band.
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African nation formerly known as Upper Volta) first electronica band.
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I think McBrain should be dispatched posthaste to be the new ambassador to Upper Volta.
McCain Again Refers To Czechoslovakia, A Non-Existent Country 2009
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