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adj
Of, from, or pertaining to West Africa, its people, or its culture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
A West African person; one who comes from or lives in West Africa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective
of or relating to the countries or cultures or people of West Africa
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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noun
a group of languages spoken in the extreme western part of West Africa
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Niger-Congo
Narrower terms: Fula, Ful, Fulani, Peul, Serer, Wolof
History
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Across languages
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