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- proper noun An area of
west Africa , spanning 16 African countries.
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Examples
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In 1856, the same gentleman, who had taken the chief part in the first publication, made an able abstract and a comparison with the Grebo and Mandenga tongues ( "Western Africa," part iv.chap. iv.).
Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 1 Richard Francis Burton 1855
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Native to Northern and Western Africa and the Middle East, also known as Israeli tilapia, blue tilapia were, in some cases, intentionally introduced as weed control in Gulf state lakes, and are currently wreaking havoc in lakes in Florida, Texas and Nevada.
Leslie Hatfield: Summer's Coolest Culinary Trend: Invasive Species Leslie Hatfield 2011
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Dika in Action: Each year, thousands of tons of "Dika nuts" are harvested throughout Western Africa, providing a critical income to millions of farmers and harvesters throughout West Africa.
Danielle Nierenberg: The Giving Trees: Five Trees You've Never Heard of that Are Helping to End Hunger Danielle Nierenberg 2011
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Dika in Action: Each year, thousands of tons of "Dika nuts" are harvested throughout Western Africa, providing a critical income to millions of farmers and harvesters throughout West Africa.
Danielle Nierenberg: The Giving Trees: Five Trees You've Never Heard of that Are Helping to End Hunger Danielle Nierenberg 2011
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Slave laborers raze entire forests in Western Africa and the Amazon.
J. L. Morin: Modern Day Slavery 101: Losing Control All Over the World J. L. Morin 2011
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Viewers in parts of North America were also treated to spectacular views, although no eclipse was visible in South America and parts of Western Africa.
Lunar Eclipse Photos: Pictures Of Total Eclipse Of The Moon From Around The World (PHOTOS, MAP) 2011
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Iris is currently with Canada World Youth, in Western Africa for the second time.
Feeling Marlene Rick Rofihe 2012
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Native to Northern and Western Africa and the Middle East, also known as Israeli tilapia, blue tilapia were, in some cases, intentionally introduced as weed control in Gulf state lakes, and are currently wreaking havoc in lakes in Florida, Texas and Nevada.
Leslie Hatfield: Summer's Coolest Culinary Trend: Invasive Species Leslie Hatfield 2011
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He seems to mean it, too: Chevron recently announced the largest capital and exploratory budget in its history, $26 billion to drill in Australia, Western Africa and the Gulf of Thailand, among other places.
Oil Without Apologies Kimberley A. Strassel 2011
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Slave laborers raze entire forests in Western Africa and the Amazon.
J. L. Morin: Modern Day Slavery 101: Losing Control All Over the World J. L. Morin 2011
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