Definition of Burkina Faso in English:
Burkina Faso
proper nounbəːˌkiːnə ˈfasəʊbərˌkinə ˈfɑsoʊ
A landlocked country in western Africa, in the Sahel; population 18,100,000 (estimated 2015); official language, French; capital, Ouagadougou. A French protectorate from 1898, it became an autonomous republic within the French Community in 1958 and a fully independent republic in 1960.
布基纳法索（西非内陆荒漠草原地区国家；2009年估计人口15, 746，200；官方语言法语；首都瓦加杜古；1898年起是法国保护国，1958年成为法国共同体一自治共和国，1960年完全独立；原称UPPER VOLTA 1984年前）Former name (until 1984) Upper Volta
Definition of Burkina Faso in US English:
Burkina Faso
proper nounbərˌkinə ˈfɑsoʊbərˌkēnə ˈfäsō
A landlocked country in western Africa, in the Sahel; population 18,100,000 (estimated 2015); capital, Ouagadougou; languages, French (official), indigenous languages.
A French protectorate from 1898, it became an autonomous republic within the French Community in 1958 and a fully independent republic in 1960
Former name (until 1984) Upper Volta