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Bioko

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Bi·o·ko  (b-k) Formerly Fer·nan·do Po (fr-nnd p)
An island of Equatorial Guinea in the Gulf of Guinea.
Bioko [baɪˈəʊkəʊ]
n
(Placename) an island in the Gulf of Guinea, off the coast of Cameroon: part of Equatorial Guinea. Capital: Malabo. Area: 2017 sq. km (786 sq. miles) Former names Fernando Po (until 1973) Macías Nguema (1973-79)
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Noun1.Bioko - an island in the Gulf of Guinea that is part of Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea, Republic of Equatorial Guinea, Spanish Guinea - a country of west central Africa (including islands in the Gulf of Guinea); became independent from Spain in 1968
Malabo - the capital and largest city of Equatorial Guinea on the island of Bioko in the Gulf of Guinea
Gulf of Guinea - a gulf off the southwest coast of Africa


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