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west africa

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. West Africanoun

    an area of western Africa between the Sahara Desert and the Gulf of Guinea

Wiktionary

  1. West Africanoun

    An area of west Africa, spanning 16 African countries.

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  1. west africa

    West Africa is a region on the African continent, located in the western part of Africa and bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. It comprises 16 countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo. This region is known for its diverse cultures, languages, and traditions. It has a mixed economic structure with a large number of rural populations largely dependent on subsistence farming, while the urban areas are rapidly developing with industry and infrastructure.

Wikidata

  1. West Africa

    West Africa, also called Western Africa and the West of Africa, is the westernmost region of the African continent.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. West Africa

    name given to the region SW. of the Sahara, consisting of low lands with high lands behind, and through the valleys of which rivers flow down, and including Senegambia, Upper Guinea, and Lower Guinea, the coast of which is occupied by trading stations belonging to the French, the English, the Germans, the Belgians, and the Portuguese, and who are severally forcing their way into the inland territory connected with their several stations.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of west africa in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of west africa in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of west africa in a Sentence

  1. Nancy Writebol:

    So it did give us a platform on which to speak and to raise the level of answer for West Africa.

  2. Chief Business Officer Brooks Entwistle:

    We have talked about West Africa today as being a big growth priority for us and launch priority for us moving forward.

  3. Garrett Ingoglia:

    Health system strengthening in west Africa is one of our top priorities for 2016. We need to ensure the health systems in these countries are not only prepared for the next major health emergency, but are also better equipped to deal with everyday health crises.

  4. Kathleen Bickford Berzock:

    Clearly, Mansa Musa and West Africa and its gold resources are of greatest importance.

  5. David Nabarro:

    Our fundamental goal is to try to make sure that Ebola actually disappears and does not become a reality of life for people in West Africa or anywhere else in the world.


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