/ Dictionary / Index B British West Africa: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Brit'ish West" Af'rica Pronunciation: [key] a former comprehensive term for The Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Cameroon. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. British warm British West Indies Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language