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

In the past, they were considered a royal beast and Roman emperors often had them imported from North Africa.

From BBC

Demand in North Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia for powdered milk pushed prices higher, while world butter rose for the first time since hitting a record high in June.

From The Wall Street Journal

The dust, made up of fine sand and mineral particles lifted from the deserts of North Africa, will have travelled thousands of miles on warm southerly air currents.

From BBC

So in early spring, North Africa and the Mediterranean start to warm up quicker than the rate at which the Arctic gets milder.

From BBC

"It is a direct blow to the state's security architecture and governing apparatus," said Sanam Vakil, director of the Middle East and North Africa programme at British think tank Chatham House.

From Barron's