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Upper Voltan

Upper Voltan adjective: from Upper Volta (previous name of Burkina Faso).

Adjective

Upper Voltan (not comparable)

  1. (historical) From Upper Volta (previous name of Burkina Faso).

Noun

Upper Voltan (plural Upper Voltans)

  1. (historical) A person from Upper Volta (previous name of Burkina Faso).
    • Coordinate term: Burkinabe

Synonyms of Upper Voltan

Forms of Upper Voltan

pluralUpper Voltans

Origin of Upper Voltan

From Upper Volta + -an.

Questions about Upper Voltan

What does Upper Voltan mean?
Upper Voltan means from Upper Volta (previous name of Burkina Faso).
What part of speech is Upper Voltan?
Upper Voltan can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Upper Voltan in the dictionary

  1. Upper Township
  2. Upper Turon
  3. Upper Uwchlan
  4. Upper Volta
  5. Upper Voltaic
  6. Upper Voltan
  7. Upper Voltans
  8. Upper Voltese
  9. Upper Wendish
  10. Upper West Side
  11. Upper Wilsons Creek

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