Africa
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- proper noun
- /ˈæfrɪkə/
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África
- For example, South Africa has a number of schemes that collectively reach nearly 12 million beneficiaries.
- South Africa
- North Africa
- Saharan Africa
So he's been into Afghanistan, Africa, Guam, and Spain.
- So he's been into Afghanistan, Africa, Guam, and Spain.
- It's on the West Coast of Africa, It's near Ghana.
- So what would an Africa with redefined freedom look like?
- And what was it, what was going on in Africa?
- I have a vague idea that all people came from Africa.
Examples
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And they do a yearly trip to Africa... where they build wells and schools for kids.
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The Nile River, which is the longest river in the world, flows through several countries in Africa.
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We went to Africa and we did the same thing.
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I was all set to go to Africa when something happened.
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Most of them seek refuge somewhere in Africa or the Middle East.
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We build wells in Africa and parts of India.
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Raising awareness of poverty in Africa through fashion.
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It's on the West Coast of Africa, It's near Ghana.
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Many wildlife species, such as elephants and lions, are native to Africa.
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Tourists flock to Africa every year to experience its diverse cultures and stunning landscapes.
Compounds
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A period in South Africa 1948–early 1990s when the government kept races separate and treated non-white people unfairly
A former area of eastern Africa ruled by Britain from the late 1800s to the mid 1900s
- Literature
A group of British colonies in western Africa during colonial times
A United Nations group that helps African countries develop their economies
A region in northeast Africa that includes Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea, and eastern Ethiopia
Surface Forms
Etymology
Africa may come from a local name Afri, from the Phoenician word afar meaning 'dust', or from the Greek Aphrike meaning 'without cold'. Those images, 'dust' and 'without cold', fit the continent's warm, dry lands, so the name came to mean the whole continent.