Upper Voltanadj.n.

Etymology: < Upper Volta (see definition) + -an suffix: compare upper adj. 1.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: Upper ˈVoltan.

A. adj.

Of or pertaining to Upper Volta, an inland republic in West Africa (a former French colony whose independence was recognized in 1960, now called Burkina).

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Africa > [adjective] > West Africa > specific countries

Guinean1607

Congoese1765

Liberian1823

Congolese1839

Gambian1864

Mali1906

Senegambian1911

Togolese1957

Mauritanian1959

Malian1963

Ivorian1966

Biafran1967

Upper Voltan1972

1972 N.Y. Times 28 Nov. 2/4 Horsemen from the Upper Voltan fringes of the Sahara called out, ‘Pa! Pa! Pompidou!’

1976 Facts on File 17 Apr. 269/3 Upper Voltan trade unions had welcomed the formation of the new government.

B. n.

A native or inhabitant of Upper Volta. Cf. Voltaic n. and adj.²

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of West Africa > [noun] > countries or regions

Guinean1589

Kongo1600

Gambian1744

Guinea Negro1748

Congoese1765

Sierra Leonean1791

Congolese1800

Liberian1826

Guinea-man1830

Nigerian1860

Lagosian1897

Basenji1906

Ghanaian1949

assimilado1953

Mali1960

Malian1960

Katangese1962

Biafran1967

Zairean1972

Ivorian1973

Zairois1973

Zairese1974

Upper Voltan1975

Voltaic1976

1975 Congress. Q.: Editorial Research Rep. Daily Service 7 May For many Upper Voltans the real villain of the piece is not Mali but France.

1983 Times 25 Jan. 6/1 There are more than 500,000 immigrants from Niger, as well as..Togolese, Beninese, Upper Voltans and Chadians.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	upper voltan
释义	Upper Voltanadj.n. Etymology: < Upper Volta (see definition) + -an suffix: compare upper adj. 1.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: Upper ˈVoltan. A. adj. Of or pertaining to Upper Volta, an inland republic in West Africa (a former French colony whose independence was recognized in 1960, now called Burkina). ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Africa > [adjective] > West Africa > specific countries Guinean1607 Congoese1765 Liberian1823 Congolese1839 Gambian1864 Mali1906 Senegambian1911 Togolese1957 Mauritanian1959 Malian1963 Ivorian1966 Biafran1967 Upper Voltan1972 1972 N.Y. Times 28 Nov. 2/4 Horsemen from the Upper Voltan fringes of the Sahara called out, ‘Pa! Pa! Pompidou!’ 1976 Facts on File 17 Apr. 269/3 Upper Voltan trade unions had welcomed the formation of the new government. B. n. A native or inhabitant of Upper Volta. Cf. Voltaic n. and adj.² ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of West Africa > [noun] > countries or regions Guinean1589 Kongo1600 Gambian1744 Guinea Negro1748 Congoese1765 Sierra Leonean1791 Congolese1800 Liberian1826 Guinea-man1830 Nigerian1860 Lagosian1897 Basenji1906 Ghanaian1949 assimilado1953 Mali1960 Malian1960 Katangese1962 Biafran1967 Zairean1972 Ivorian1973 Zairois1973 Zairese1974 Upper Voltan1975 Voltaic1976 1975 Congress. Q.: Editorial Research Rep. Daily Service 7 May For many Upper Voltans the real villain of the piece is not Mali but France. 1983 Times 25 Jan. 6/1 There are more than 500,000 immigrants from Niger, as well as..Togolese, Beninese, Upper Voltans and Chadians. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.n.1972
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