Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A former federation (1910–1958) of French territories in west-central Africa comprising the present-day countries of Chad, Gabon, Congo, and Central African Republic.
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- proper noun historical A
federation in central Africa, stretching from the Sahara to the Congo River.
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Examples
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Two years later, Bertrand Tavernier turned "Pop. 1280" (yet another thriller about a murderous sheriff) into "Coup de torchon" and set it in French Equatorial Africa.
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And the nation of Chad, formerly part of French Equatorial Africa, took its name from Lake Chad, from a word in the Nilo-Saharan language of Kanuri meaning “an expanse of water.”
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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And the nation of Chad, formerly part of French Equatorial Africa, took its name from Lake Chad, from a word in the Nilo-Saharan language of Kanuri meaning “an expanse of water.”
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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Formerly part of French Equatorial Africa, Gabon gained internal autonomy.
7. Gabon 2001
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German musical genius, philosopher, theologian and medical doctor who established a MISSIONARY hospital in French Equatorial Africa where he labored most of his life.
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So at the age of 30 he changed course abruptly, studied to be a doctor, and answered a call he had seen by chance in a Protestant missionary magazine to go to what was then French Equatorial Africa.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Katherine Marshall 2011
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In 1910, Gabon became one of the four territories of French Equatorial Africa, a federation that survived until 1959.
WN.com - Articles related to West Africa volunteers scheme launched 2010
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It was the chief port of French Equatorial Africa from 1934 to 1946 and was the central focus of the Battle of Gabon in 1940.
WN.com - Articles related to Africa making dramatic strides in malaria fight 2010
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This extraordinary UFO sighting was taken from the official records of the local French Meteorological Service in one of four territories of the Federation of French Equatorial Africa.
UFOArea News 2010
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In 1910, Gabon became one of the four territories of French Equatorial Africa, a federation that survived until 1959.
WN.com - Articles related to West Africa volunteers scheme launched 2010
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