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 Translation for 'West African' from English to Finnish
ADJ   West African | - | -
zool.T
lännenvihermamba {noun} [Dendroaspis viridis]
West African green mamba
Partial Matches
geogr.hist.
villi länsi {noun}
Wild West
geogr.
länsirannikko {noun}
west coast
länsieurooppalainen {adj}West European
länsisaksalainen {adj}West German
geogr.
länsi {noun}
west <W>
meteo.
länsituuli {noun}
west wind
geogr.hist.
Länsi-Berliini {noun}
West Berlin
geogr.
lounaisrannikko {noun}
south-west coast
geogr.
Länsi-Intia {sg}
West Indies {pl} <WI>
ekonomiapol.
länsimaat {pl}
The West {sg}
geogr.
luoteisrannikko {noun}
north-west coast
afrikkalainen {adj}African
etn.
afrikkalainen {noun}
African
zool.T
afrikansivettikissa {noun} [Civettictis civetta]
African civet
zool.T
afrikanpuhveli {noun} [Syncerus caffer]
African buffalo
orn.T
afrikanjassana {noun} [Actophilornis africanus]
African jacana
zool.T
susisakaali {noun} [Canis lupaster, syn.: Canis anthus]
African wolf
zool.T
afrikankultasusi {noun} [Canis lupaster, syn.: Canis anthus]
African wolf
eteläafrikkalainen {adj}South African
orn.T
afrikansaksinokka {noun} [Rynchops flavirostris]
African skimmer
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Usage Examples English
  • 1% West African, 16.7%–24% European, and 0.8–1.2% Native American genetic ancestry, with large variation between individuals.
  • In West African Yoruba belief, Osoosi is one of several deities of the hunt who are identified with bow and arrow iconography and other insignia associated with archery.
  • Burkhalter (1992), who argued that, whatever the nature of the "conquest" in the south of the Sahara, the influence and success of the Almoravid movement in securing west African gold and circulating it widely necessitated a high degree of political control.
  • Ant dipping is difficult and some chimpanzees never master it. West African chimpanzees crack open hard nuts with stones or branches.
  • However, there are examples of this mytheme found well outside of this boreal distribution pattern, for example the West African Yoruba creation myth of Obatala and Oduduwa.

  • An analysis the following year on 42 North-West African skulls dating back to Roman times concluded that they were overall similar to modern Berbers and other Mediterranean populations, especially eastern Iberians.
  • is a style of cooking developed by the Cajun–Acadians who were deported from Acadia to Louisiana during the 18th century and who incorporated West African, French and Spanish cooking techniques into their original cuisine.
  • The broader Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), of which the members of UEMOA are also members, plans to introduce its own common currency for its member states by 2027, which they have also formally adopted the name of eco for.
  • An international merchant marine training academy was built in Abidjan and trained personnel from several Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) governments.
  • Burkina Faso's relations with its West African neighbors have improved in recent years.

  • In 1904, the largely pacified territories of the Volta basin were integrated into the Upper Senegal and Niger colony of French West Africa as part of the reorganization of the French West African colonial empire.
  • The rhythm of samba and its name originated from the language and culture of West African slaves.
  • The more humid regions have a richer vegetation; dense forest where the rainfall is greatest and variations of temperature least, conditions found chiefly on the tropical coasts, and in the west African equatorial basin with its extension towards the upper Nile; and savanna interspersed with trees on the greater part of the plateaus, passing as the desert regions are approached into a scrub vegetation consisting of thorny acacias, etc.
  • There are also Christian churches; some remain in use — particularly by the West African migrant community — while many of the churches built during the colonial period have been repurposed, such as Church of the Sacred Heart.
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