Bioko

[ bee-oh-koh ]

noun

1. an island in the Bight of Biafra, near the western coast of Africa: a province of Equatorial Guinea. About 800 sq. mi. (2,072 sq. km).

Bioko

/ baɪˈəʊkəʊ /

noun

1. an island in the Gulf of Guinea, off the coast of Cameroon: part of Equatorial Guinea. Capital: Malabo. Area: 2017 sq km (786 sq miles) Former namesuntil 1973Fernando Po1973–79Macías Nguema

Example Sentences

It’s divided into two parts: the mainland, home to Bata, and an island called Bioko, about 150 miles to the northwest, where the capital, Malabo, is located.

From Washington Post

In February, Hoffman says, a trial will begin on the island of Bioko, 32 kilometres off the coast of West Africa, where malaria is endemic.

From Nature

The prevalence of malaria on Bioko has dropped from 45% to 12.5% in 15 years through the use of conventional measures such as indoor insecticide spraying and bed nets laced with the chemicals.

From Nature

The trial on Bioko island, which has a population of about 280,000 people, is the first large test of the vaccine in a region where malaria occurs.

From Nature

The impetus was a DNA test that revealed Hall’s ancestors were the Yoruba people from Nigeria and the Bubi from Bioko Island off the west coast of Africa.

From Washington Post