/ Thesaurus / B Synonyms of burkina faso Find synonyms for: Noun1. Burkina Faso, Upper Voltausage: a desperately poor landlocked country in western Africa; was formerly Upper Volta under French rule but gained independence in 1960WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: candor Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language