Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

french west africa

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.60 in modern English

Syllables: french west- africa
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A federation of former French colonies in West Africa existing from 1895 to 1958, consisting of Dahomey (Benin), French Guinea (Guinea), the French Sudan (Mali), Ivory Coast, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal and Upper Volta (Burkina Faso).

Etymology

English rendering of French Afrique Occidentale française.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: Afrique Occidentale française

Phrases

French Equatorial Africa French North Africa French Indo-China

Frequently Paired Words

French Equatorial Africa French North Africa French Indo-China

Questions

What does french west africa mean?: A federation of former French colonies in West Africa existing from 1895 to 1958, consisting of Dahomey (Benin), French Guinea (Guinea), the French Sudan (Mali), Ivory Coast, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal and Upper Volta (Burkina Faso).
Where does french west africa come from?: It is traced to French.

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