Obervolta

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Obervolta

[oːbɐˈvɔlta]

Where it comes from

strukturell: Determinativkompositum aus dem Adjektiv ober- und dem Toponym Volta (ein Fluss)

proper noun (das) Obervolta · des Obervolta · des Obervoltas · Obervoltas · (dem) Obervolta

historical, bis 1984 Binnenstaat in Westafrika „Der Weltsicherheitsrat der Vereinten Nationen wählt Obervolta, Indien, Ägypten, Peru und die Ukraine zu nichtständigen Ratsmitgliedern.“
Similar: Burkina Faso

In English

Upper Volta former name of Burkina Faso

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"Obervolta." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/de/obervolta. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Obervolta. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/de/obervolta

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"Obervolta." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/de/obervolta.

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@misc{obervolta_2026,
  title = {Obervolta},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/obervolta},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}