Definitions of British West Africa
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the former British territories of western Africa, including Nigeria, Cameroon, Gambia, Togo, Sierra Leone, and the Gold Coast
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type of:
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district, dominion, territorial dominion, territory
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
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district, dominion, territorial dominion, territory
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