Upper Volta

Meaning

Former name of Burkina Faso: a country in West Africa, used from 1958-1984.

Synonyms

Republic of the Upper Volta

Translations

Alto Volta

Opper-Volta

Burkina Faso

République de Haute Volta

Repubblica dell’Alto Volta

Etymology

From the Volta river, from Portuguese.

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