Named Groups

West African People

People native to or inhabitants of WEST AFRICA (western part of the sub-Saharan Africa) including BENIN; BURKINA FASO; CABO VERDE; IVORY COAST; GAMBIA; GHANA; GUINEA; GUINEA-BISSAU; LIBERIA; MALI; MAURITANIA; NIGER; NIGERIA; SENEGAL; SIERRA LEONE; TOGO and CAPE VERDE ISLANDS.

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Abstract

People native to or inhabitants of WEST AFRICA (western part of the sub-Saharan Africa) including BENIN; BURKINA FASO; CABO VERDE; IVORY COAST; GAMBIA; GHANA; GUINEA; GUINEA-BISSAU; LIBERIA; MALI; MAURITANIA; NIGER; NIGERIA; SENEGAL; SIERRA LEONE; TOGO and CAPE VERDE ISLANDS.

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Classification

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Synonyms

26 entry terms
  • West African Person
  • West Africans
  • Western African People
  • Western African Person
  • Western Africans
  • African People, Western
  • African Person, West
  • African Person, Western
  • African Persons, West
  • African Persons, Western
  • African, West
  • African, Western
  • Africans, West
  • Africans, Western
  • People, West African
  • People, Western African
  • Peoples, West African
  • Peoples, Western African
  • Person, West African
  • Person, Western African
  • Persons, West African
  • Persons, Western African
  • West African Peoples
  • West African Persons
  • Western African Peoples
  • Western African Persons

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Aspects Covered

7 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, education, genetics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, psychology, statistics & numerical data.

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History Note

2023

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Previous Indexing

  • Africa, Western (1971-2022)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. West African People. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000094848. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000094848
  2. West African People. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q99764696