Definition of Bioko

1. Noun. An island in the Gulf of Guinea that is part of Equatorial Guinea.

Group relationships: Equatorial Guinea, Republic Of Equatorial Guinea, Spanish Guinea, Gulf Of Guinea
Terms within: Malabo
Generic synonyms: Island

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bioko

Bing
Bing's reflex
Bing Crosby
Bingham flow
Bingham model
Bingham plastic
Binghamton
Binkie
Binks
Binn's bacterium
Binz' test
Bio
Bioconductor
Bioko (current term)
Biondi
Biondi-Heidenhain stain
Biosteel
Biot
Biot's breathing
Biot's breathing sign
Biot's respiration
Biot's sign
Birbeck
Birbeck's granule
Birch-Hirschfeld
Birch-Hirschfeld stain
Bird's Head
Bird's sign

Literary usage of Bioko

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Comparative Handbook of Congo Languages by Walter Henry Stapleton (1903)
"Sing, ist Pers., na-ko-bioko-ko, I am rejoicing. ,, and Pers., o-ko-bioko-ko, thou art rejoicing. ,, 3rd I'ers., a-ko-bioko-ko, he is rejoicing. ..."

2. Landmine Monitor Report 2002: toward a mine-free world by International Campaign to Ban Landmines, Human Rights Watch (Organization). (2002)
"... of Bioko (El Movimiento para la Autodeterminacion de la Isla de Bioko, MAIB) issued a statement on 21 January 2002 from Madrid, Spain, denouncing the ..."

3. The Historians' History of the World: A Comprehensive Narrative of the Rise by Henry Smith Williams (1904)
"The emperor Francis consented to this, but on condition that the exception should form no precedent — Bioko*. ..."

4. International Religious Freedom (2000): Report to Congress by the Department edited by Barbara Larkin (2001)
"Father Belope still is being held and was one of the Bubi prisoners transferred in March 2000 from Bioko Island to ..."

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