North Africa

American  

[nawrth af-ri-kuh] / ˈnɔrθ ˈæf rɪ kə /

noun

1. the northern part of Africa, especially the region north of the tropical rainforest and comprised of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and that part of Egypt west of the Gulf of Suez.

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North Africa British  

noun

1. the part of Africa between the Mediterranean and the Sahara: consists chiefly of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and N Egypt

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Other Word Forms

• North African adjective

Etymology

Origin of North Africa

First recorded in 1840–45

Example Sentences

We spoke to two women from North Africa, who did not want to be identified.

From BBC

Slavery also grew in the Islamic world of North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula, we learn, and in sub-Saharan Africa during the first millennium.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Grinch was intercepted Thursday morning in international waters between Spain and North Africa.

From Barron's

Other hotspots of chronic overuse include parts of South Asia, the Middle East and North Africa.

From Los Angeles Times

She has also been based in Egypt as part of the Middle East bureau, covering North Africa and Israel’s war in Gaza.

From The Wall Street Journal