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Biafra.

A short-lived secessionist state that declared independence from Nigeria in the late 1960s.

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name/biˈɑfɹə/US
  1. A short-lived secessionist state that declared independence from Nigeria in the late 1960s.

    historical
  2. A region of West Africa.

    historical
  3. The region of Nigeria that includes the territory of the former Republic of Biafra.

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After the Bight of Biafra.

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