North African
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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Mr. Hargreaves’s account of the North African fighting does much to dispel the myths that surround Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, the German tank commander and so-called Desert Fox.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
The North African country has been described as the world’s largest humanitarian challenge, notably in terms of displacement and hunger.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026
The ideas of the 4th Century North African theologian, such as community and humility, have helped shape the current leader of the Catholic Church.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026
Indeed, there’s shakshuka: a popular North African and Middle Eastern dish that’s essentially eggs poached in a simmering tomato sauce spiced with cumin, paprika and cayenne pepper.
From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2026
That is, Indian peoples domesticated the local Indian subspecies of wild aurochs, Southwest Asians independently domesticated their own Southwest Asian subspecies of aurochs, and North Africans may have independently domesticated the North African aurochs.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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