/ Dictionary / Index F French West Africa: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: French' West" Af'rica Pronunciation: [key] a former French federation in W Africa, including Dahomey (now Benin), French Guinea, French Sudan (now Mali), Ivory Coast, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, and Upper Volta (now Burkina Fasso). Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. Frenchweed French West Indies Related Content Daily Word Quiz: resilient Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language