Biafra

[ bee-ah-fruh ]

noun

1. a former secessionist state (1967–70) in SE Nigeria, in W Africa. : Enugu.
2. Bight of, a wide bay in the E part of the Gulf of Guinea, off the W coast of Africa.

Biafra

/ bɪˈæfrə /

noun

1. a region of E Nigeria, formerly a local government region: seceded as an independent republic (1967–70) during the Civil War, but defeated by Nigerian government forces
2. Bight of Biafra
   former name (until 1975) of (the Bight of) Bonny

Other Words From

• Bi·afran adjective noun

Example Sentences

Unfortunately, “Skip” lost all his own records when he was forced to flee south-east Nigeria during the civil war, which started in July 1967 when the region's leaders seceded from Nigeria and formed the nation of Biafra.

From BBC

The soldiers were attacked on Thursday at a checkpoint in Abia state’s Aba town where the separatists were enforcing a lockdown to commemorate the short-lived Republic of Biafra which, in 1967, fought and lost a deadly civil war to become independent from Nigeria, defense spokesman Maj.

From Seattle Times

A shaggy outsider during the height of grunge, Nixon busied himself by forming a band called the Toadliquors, using them as the backing band for “Prairie Home Invasion,” his 1994 collaborative effort with former Dead Kennedy singer Jello Biafra, then taking them on the road as his support for his 1995 album “Whereabouts Unknown.”

From Los Angeles Times

When Biafra declared its independence from the rest of Nigeria in 1967, Nigeria imposed a military blockade and starvation campaign.

From Los Angeles Times

Conflict broke out after an Igbo general declared the breakaway state of Biafra.

From BBC