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).

  • Formerly Fer·nan·do Po [fer-nan-doh poh], /fərˈnæn doʊ ˈpoʊ/, Fer·nan·do Po·o [poh-oh]; /ˈpoʊ oʊ/; Ma·cí·as Ngue·ma Bi·yo·go [muh-see-uhsuhng-gwey-muhbee-yoh-goh], /məˈsi əs əŋˈgweɪ mə biˈyoʊ goʊ/, Ma·cí·as Ngue·ma .

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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 names: (until 1973) Fernando Po, (1973–79) Macías Nguema

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