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The funny thing about war is that people feel you need to be morally outraged. I feel morally outraged about it, and I've been doing it for long enough to feel morally outraged, because I have been in massacre scenes in West Africa, and I've been doing this for a long time now.
Tim Hetherington

Meaning of "West Africa" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WEST AFRICA

West Africa  [west ˈæfrɪkə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WEST AFRICA

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West Africa is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WEST AFRICA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

West Africa

West Africa

West Africa, also called Western Africa and the West of Africa, is the westernmost region of the African continent. In line with the current membership of the Economic Community of West African States, West Africa has been defined in Africa as including the sixteen countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo.

Definition of West Africa in the English dictionary

The definition of West Africa in the dictionary is the most westerly regions of the continent of Africa.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WEST AFRICA


Africa
ˈæfrɪkə
America
əˈmɛrɪkə
amphitricha
æmˈfɪtrɪkə
areca
ˈærɪkə
Armorica
ɑːˈmɒrɪkə
erica
ˈɛrɪkə
esoterica
ˌɛsəʊˈtɛrɪkə
Mesoamerica
ˌmɛsəʊəˈmɛrɪkə
paprika
ˈpæprɪkə
peritricha
pəˈrɪtrɪkə
pricker
ˈprɪkə
ricker
ˈrɪkə
tricker
ˈtrɪkə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WEST AFRICA

West African
West Atlantic
West Bank
West Bengal
West Berkshire
West Berlin
West Berliner
West Bromwich
west by north
west by south
West Coast jazz
West Country
West Dunbartonshire
West End
West Ender
West Flanders
West German
West Germanic
West Germany

WORDS THAT END LIKE WEST AFRICA

Black Africa
British East Africa
British West Africa
East Africa
French Equatorial Africa
French North Africa
French West Africa
German East Africa
German Southwest Africa
Horn of Africa
Italian East Africa
Nkosi Sikelel´ iAfrica
North Africa
North America
Portuguese East Africa
Republic of South Africa
South Africa
South West Africa
Spanish West Africa
sub-Saharan Africa
Union of South Africa

Synonyms and antonyms of West Africa in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «West Africa» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WEST AFRICA

Find out the translation of West Africa to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of West Africa from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «West Africa» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

西非
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

África Occidental
570 millions of speakers

English

West Africa
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पश्चिम अफ्रीका
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غرب أفريقيا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Западная Африка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

África Ocidental
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পশ্চিম আফ্রিকা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Afrique de l´Ouest
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Afrika Barat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Westafrika
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

西アフリカ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

서 아프리카
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Afrika Kulon
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Tây Phi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மேற்கு ஆப்ரிக்கா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पश्चिम आफ्रिका
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Batı Afrika
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Africa occidentale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Afryka Zachodnia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Західна Африка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Africa de Vest
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Δυτική Αφρική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Wes-Afrika
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Västafrika
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vest-Afrika
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of West Africa

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WEST AFRICA»

The term «West Africa» is very widely used and occupies the 21.864 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WEST AFRICA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about West Africa

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6 QUOTES WITH «WEST AFRICA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word West Africa.
1
Edward Ball
Slavery in West Africa, and in Rome and in the Mediterranean, was something different than slavery in America.
2
Jared Diamond
Although native Africans domesticated some plants in the Sahel and in Ethiopia and in tropical West Africa, they acquired valuable domestic animals only later, from the north.
3
Tim Hetherington
The funny thing about war is that people feel you need to be morally outraged. I feel morally outraged about it, and I've been doing it for long enough to feel morally outraged, because I have been in massacre scenes in West Africa, and I've been doing this for a long time now.
4
Paris Hilton
I love Africa in general South Africa and West Africa, they are both great countries.
5
Aaron Klein
In committing an estimated 3,000 U.S. forces to join international Ebola relief efforts in West Africa, President Obama seems to be fulfilling the plans of highly influential progressive groups who seek to transform the American military into more of a social-work organization.
6
Louis Leakey
Sometime during the many millions of years that have elapsed since mammalian faunas came into existence, some sort of island crossed from West Africa to South America.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WEST AFRICA»

Discover the use of West Africa in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to West Africa and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Dirty War in West Africa: The RUF and the Destruction of ...
" --William Reno, Northwestern University A Dirty War in West Africa recounts Lansana Gberie's harrowing experiences as a journalist during the decade-long civil war in Sierra Leone.
Lansana Gberie, 2005
2
A History of Race in Muslim West Africa, 1600–1960
This book traces the development of arguments about race over a period of more than 350 years in one important place along the southern edge of the Sahara Desert: the Niger Bend in northern Mali.
Bruce S. Hall, 2011
3
Hebrewisms of West Africa: From the Nile to Niger with the Jews
Williams challenges the reader by concluding that Hebraic traditions must have swept across "Negro Africa" and left its influence "among the various tribes.
Joseph J. Williams, 1999
4
Medicinal Plants in Tropical West Africa
First published in 1986, this book describes the most important medicinal plants in tropical West Africa and similar humid tropical climates.
Bep Oliver-Bever, 1986
5
Commerce and Economic Change in West Africa: The Palm Oil ...
An authoritative and comprehensive study of the palm oil trade.
Martin Lynn, 2002
6
West Africa
Covering more countries than any other guidebook, "West Africa" now boasts expanded coverage of sustainable tourism options. color photographs; 176 maps.
‎2009
7
Warfare & Diplomacy in Pre-colonial West Africa
This new edition of the well-known innovative study of the relations of the peoples of West Africa in the precolonial period covers a period of some four or five hundred years, up to the last decades of the nineteenth century.
Robert Sydney Smith, 1989
8
Climatology of West Africa
The book will be of interest to anyone studying West Africa in the context of geography, agriculture, forestry, health, industry and development.
Derek F. Hayward, J. S. Oguntoyinbo, 1987
9
Slavery and Colonial Rule in French West Africa
Offers a history of slavery during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in three former French colonies.
Martin A. Klein, 1998
10
Ifa Divination: Communication Between Gods and Men in West ...
"The sacred texts of Ifa, repository of the accumulated wisdom of countless generations of Yoruba people, are an invaluable source not only for all students of African oral literature and Yoruba civilization, but also for future generations ...
William Russell Bascom, 1969

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WEST AFRICA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term West Africa is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Why West Africa Might Soon Have 100000 More Measles Cases
That, according to a new paper published Thursday in Science, is what's poised to happen with Ebola and measles—and it's the babies and children of Africa ... «TIME, Mar 15»
2
West Africa: Regional Boko Haram Offensive
(Abuja) – The African forces responding to the growing threat from Boko Haram with a multinational military offensive should protect civilians and respect ... «Human Rights Watch, Feb 15»
3
Ebola Ravages Economies in West Africa
The World Bank predicts that Sierra Leone's economy will contract in 2015 and that West Africa will lose at least $3.8 billion in economic activity. Farming is one ... «New York Times, Dec 14»
4
Cooler box-equipped motorbikes donated to UN will speed up Ebola …
Cooler box-equipped motorbikes donated to UN will speed up Ebola testing process in West Africa. Four hundred cooler box-equipped motorbikes for the Ebola ... «UN News Centre, Dec 14»
5
WHO: Number of New Ebola Cases in West Africa Levels Off
The World Health Organization said the number of new Ebola infections in West Africa is about the same as it was the week before, with a rise in some areas ... «Voice of America, Nov 14»
6
Back from West Africa, a US Nurse Says Quarantining Medical …
The governors of New York and New Jersey are facing federal pressure to reverse new quarantine rules on medical workers returning from West Africa. «Democracy Now, Oct 14»
7
Australia instigates Ebola-prompted ban on travel from West Africa
In the fight against Ebola, Australia has said: No thanks. Immigration Minister Scott Morrison announced "strong controls" on arrivals from West African countries ... «CNN, Oct 14»
8
Patient with Ebola-like symptoms in New York was in West Africa
The person is a healthcare worker who recently returned from one of the three West African countries most affected by the Ebola outbreak, the statement said. «Los Angeles Times, Oct 14»
9
West Africa 'could lose an entire generation'
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says Ebola has brought her country to "a standstill" and that West Africa is at risk of losing an entire generation to the ... «Aljazeera.com, Oct 14»
10
Why America isn't banning travel from West Africa
Passengers arriving in the US from West Africa do so via a variety of other countries and airports like Heathrow, Brussels and Amsterdam. Instituting a ban would ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Oct 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. West Africa [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/west-africa>. May 2024 ».
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