Burkina Faso

geographical name

Bur·​ki·​na Fa·​so bu̇r-ˈkē-nə-ˈfä-sō 

bər-

variants or formerly Upper Volta

ˈvōl-tə 

ˈvȯl-,

ˈväl-

landlocked republic in western Africa; until 1958 a French territory; capital Ouagadougou area 105,869 square miles (274,200 square kilometers), population 19,743,000

Burkinabe

bu̇r-ˈkē-nə-ˌbā 

bər-

adjective or noun