Upper Voltan

noun

Upper Vol·​tan -ˈväl-tᵊn 

-ˈvōl-,

-ˈvȯl-

: a native or inhabitant of Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso)

Word History

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

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