North African

British  

adjective

1. of or relating to North Africa or its inhabitants

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of North Africa

Example Sentences

The ideas of the 4th Century North African theologian, such as community and humility, have helped shape the current leader of the Catholic Church.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Indeed, there’s shakshuka: a popular North African and Middle Eastern dish that’s essentially eggs poached in a simmering tomato sauce spiced with cumin, paprika and cayenne pepper.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Italy’s then prime minister, Mario Draghi, traveled to Algeria to negotiate deals that allowed the North African country to replace Russia as Italy’s primary supplier of gas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Pope Leo XIV will visit four African nations in April, the Vatican said Thursday, including Algeria -- the first time a pope will travel to the North African Muslim nation.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Equatorial Africa’s tsetse flies, carrying trypanosomes to which native African wild mammals are resistant, proved devastating to introduced Eurasian and North African species of livestock.

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