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

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North Africa

Sanam Vakil, director of the Middle East and North Africa programme at UK-based think tank Chatham House, said Iran "is trying to convert escalation into increased leverage".

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

Researchers propose that the ancestors of Dasosaurus tocantinensis reached South America by moving through North Africa sometime between 140 and 120 million years ago.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026

Don Omar solidified his position at the forefront of the global reggaeton movement, while Hakim had established himself as a superstar in the Middle East and North Africa in the ’90s and 2000s.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

OpenAI on Monday also said it would make it easier for businesses in India, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa to take out ads.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

Some milpa areas have been farmed for thousands of years— time in which farmers in Mesopotamia and North Africa and parts of India ruined their land.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann