Burkinabe

//ˌbɜɹkinəˈbeɪ// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person from Burkina Faso or of Burkinabe descent.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, from, or pertaining to Burkina Faso, the Burkinabe people or the Burkinabe language. not-comparable

Synonyms

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burkina fasoanburkina fasoanburkineseburkineseburkineseupper voltan

Example

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"Burkinabe also migrated to Ghana, Mali, and Senegal for work between the world wars."

Etymology

From French burkinabé, from Moore burkĩna (“honest”) + Fula -ɓe (plural ending for a people noun), coined by Burkinabe revolutionary Thomas Sankara.

Related phrases

burkina faso

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