Upper Volta in Persian
ولتای علیا voltâ-ye 'olyâ
Upper Volta in Persian: ولتای علیا (voltâ-ye 'olyâ). In English, Upper Volta means a territory now coextensive with Burkina Faso.
Persian words for Upper Volta
- former name of Burkina Faso
- ولتای علیا voltâ-ye 'olyâ
English meaning of Upper Volta
- proper noun A territory now coextensive with Burkina Faso.
- proper noun A colony of French West Africa established in 1919 in the territory occupied by present-day Burkina Faso, dissolved in 1932, revived in 1947 as a part of the French Union (with its previous boundaries), and in 1958 reconstituted as a self-governing country (sense 1.2).
- proper noun Former name of Burkina Faso: a country in West Africa, used from 1958 to 1984.
Upper Volta in other languages
Questions about Upper Volta in Persian
- What is the meaning of Upper Volta in Persian?
- Upper Volta in Persian is ولتای علیا (voltâ-ye 'olyâ).
- معنی Upper Volta چیست؟
- Upper Volta: ولتای علیا (voltâ-ye 'olyâ).
- What does Upper Volta mean in English?
- Upper Volta means a territory now coextensive with Burkina Faso.
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