Burkina Faso

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Burkina Faso

Where it comes from

From Moore burkĩna (“honest”) + Dyula faso (“father's house”), coined by Thomas Sankara.

proper noun

Burkina Faso (a country in West Africa, formerly Upper Volta)

In English

Burkina Faso country

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MLA

"Burkina Faso." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sw/burkina%20faso. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Burkina Faso. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sw/burkina%20faso

Chicago

"Burkina Faso." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sw/burkina%20faso.

BibTeX

@misc{burkina_faso_2026,
  title = {Burkina Faso},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/burkina%20faso},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}