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Bioko
Bioko (spelled also Bioco) is an island off the west coast of
Africa
in the
Gulf of Guinea
, part of
Equatorial Guinea
. In colonial times it
was known as
Fernando Pó or Fernando Poo, and under the
Africanization
policy of dictator
Masie Nguema Biyogo
it was renamed Masie Ngueme Biyogo Island(sp. Francisco Macías Biogo); on his overthrow in 1979 it was named Bioko. It is known as Otcho to the
Bubi
people.
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Bioko
Noun
1. an island in the Gulf of Guinea that is part of Equatorial Guinea
(hypernym) island
(part-holonym) Equatorial Guinea, Republic of Equitorial Guinea, Spanish Guinea
(part-meronym) Malabo
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