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British West Africa

1821–1888 colonial entity in West Africa
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Summary

British West Africa is a territory[1].

Key Facts

  • Country: United Kingdom[2]
  • Instance of: group[3]
  • Capital: Freetown[4]
  • Has part(s): Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate[5], British Cameroons[6]
  • Inception: 1780[7]
  • Native label: British West Africa[8]
  • Has part(s) of the class: colony[9]

Related Entities

Freetown United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Bouzinac · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for maps or plans → Category:Maps of British West Africa
    Instance of → —
    Country → United Kingdom
    Has part(s) of the class → colony
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Has part(s): Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate, using [[User:Frettie/consistency check add.js]]"
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