North Africa
[ nawrth-af-ri-kuh ]
/ ˈnɔrθ ˈæf rɪ kə /
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noun
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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Origin of North Africa
First recorded in 1840–45
OTHER WORDS FROM North Africa
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North Africa
noun
the part of Africa between the Mediterranean and the Sahara: consists chiefly of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and N Egypt
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