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

North Af·rican, adjective, noun

Words nearby North Africa

Norstad, norteamericano, norteño, north, North Adams, North Africa, North African, Northallerton, North America, North American, North American blastomycosis

How to use North Africa in a sentence

San Diego is home to large numbers of people with roots in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia, in great part because it’s a large refugee resettlement community.
Morning Report: Whitewashed by the Census|Voice of San Diego|March 19, 2021|Voice of San Diego
Emmanuel says the company has its sights set on North Africa with a physical presence in Algeria for the expansion.
Nigeria’s Termii raises $1.4M seed led by Future Africa and Kepple Africa Ventures|Tage Kene-Okafor|March 19, 2021|TechCrunch
San Diego, which has long been one of the largest refugee resettlement communities in California, has large populations of people from the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia.
Middle Eastern Communities Say Census Whitewashes Their Numbers, Needs|Maya Srikrishnan|March 18, 2021|Voice of San Diego
Others use MENA, which indicates individuals who have roots in the Middle East and North Africa.
Middle Eastern Communities Say Census Whitewashes Their Numbers, Needs|Maya Srikrishnan|March 18, 2021|Voice of San Diego

These aims are interlinked with her work with Habibi Collective, which she founded in 2018, a digital archive and platform for women’s filmmaking from South-West Asia and North Africa.
Films From the Middle East and North Africa Often Struggle to Reach Viewers in the Region. A New Streaming Service Aims to Bring Them Home|Suyin Haynes|March 1, 2021|Time
Between South and North, the probabilities of a serious, and no very distant rupture, are strong and manifest.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
Two Battalions racing due North along the coast and foothills with levelled bayonets.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
Turn we our backs to the cold gloomy north, to the wet windy west, to the dry parching east—on to the south!
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
This road ran north and south, and nearly in front of where he lay another road entered it, coming in from the west.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
From Canada on the north, to Texas on the south, the hot winds had laid the land seemingly bare.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux

British Dictionary definitions for North Africa

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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