upper volta upper tunguska • upper-case letter · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · upper volta · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 11 · · Length 4 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) a desperately poor landlocked country in western Africa; was formerly Upper Volta under French rule but gained independence in 1960. Synonyms: Burkina Faso, Upper Volta. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 e latin small letter e U+0065 l latin small letter l U+006C o latin small letter o U+006F p latin small letter p U+0070 r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075 v latin small letter v U+0076