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

A plume of intense heat surging north from North Africa, and already bringing exceptionally high temperatures to parts of Iberia and France, will reach the UK on Wednesday.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

Before this discovery, Early Miocene fossil sites in North Africa had produced remains of monkeys but no confirmed apes.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026

Sure, the U.S. is significantly less dependent on imported crude compared with other countries, said Hani Abuagla, senior market analyst at XTB MENA, the Middle East and North Africa unit of European brokerage house XTB.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

“The attacks are meant to disrupt and deter ships from traversing the strait,” Sanam Vakil, director of the Middle East and North Africa program at London’s Chatham House think tank.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

North Africa enjoys a Mediterranean climate, characterized by rainfall concentrated in the winter months.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond