The region of Nigeria that includes the territory of the former Republic of Biafra.
biafra
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for biafra.
Editorial note
To be fair, Dogs of War was based on Forsyth’s experience covering real-life mercenaries in the Biafra war.
Quick take
The region of Nigeria that includes the territory of the former Republic of Biafra.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of biafra gathered in one view.
(historical) A short-lived secessionist state that declared independence from Nigeria in the late 1960s.
(historical) A region of West Africa.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for biafra.
noun
The region of Nigeria that includes the territory of the former Republic of Biafra.
noun
(historical) A short-lived secessionist state that declared independence from Nigeria in the late 1960s.
noun
(historical) A region of West Africa.
Example sentences
To be fair, Dogs of War was based on Forsyth’s experience covering real-life mercenaries in the Biafra war.
Jello Biafra was trialed for distributing harmful material to minors, but was not convicted.
There was an article recently on HN about that, but Jello Biafra spoke of the problem as far back as the 1980s.
I dont think theres been a mayoral candidate since Jello Biafra who has actually cared about the city itself.
Some decades ago at I heard Jello Biafra repeat his statement not to criticise the media but to become the media.
As much as I might like people like Jello Biafra or Hunter S.
Sons of senators' sons, as Jello Biafra put it.
Jello Biafra was wrong though, if you mix it with lemon juice and pour it on your hand, you will not sense the taste of lemons in your mouth.
It took her a while to understand why: Her parents generation all remember the Biafra war all to well, either from direct experience, or from growing up in the aftermath with parents who instilled the ghost of Biafra in them very effectively.
Jello Biafra speaks of his possessions being seized in a police raid in the 80s, and the sheriff's office sold them off before he even went to trial - this was (is?) legal in his county.
Even right down to corruption in police: witness the state of civil forfeiture laws in the US, which isn't recent either - Jello Biafra was singing in the 80s about having his property seized and legally sold before he was tried in court.
Quote examples
I can appreciate the argument, but it also lends itself to (as Jello Biafra famously said), "Ban Everything" thinking.
I suspect "starving children in Biafra would eat that" has dropped out of circulation.
Weird Al Yankovic's line "don't you know that other kids are starving in Japan" was what parents used to guilt their kids into eating until Biafra happened.
So we said, "Well, why don't we call it 'Jello Biafra and Dead Kennedys?,'" since that's what it was becoming anyway at that point.
Proper noun examples
After 80% expect State run ethnic cleansing and genocide [Western Papua (New Guinea), Iran, Biafra, Turkey and North Nigeria].
Biafra was largely Igbo, and the war saw large amounts of Igbo have properties elsewhere in Nigeria confiscated, and many Igbos were deported from places like Lagos.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use biafra in a sentence?
To be fair, Dogs of War was based on Forsyth’s experience covering real-life mercenaries in the Biafra war.
What does biafra mean?
The region of Nigeria that includes the territory of the former Republic of Biafra.
What part of speech is biafra?
biafra is commonly used as noun.