Africa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- Africa name The second-largest continent, bordered by the Mediterranean, the Atlantic, and the Indian Ocean.
Senses
Africa is used for these senses in English:
- Africa (historical) A former province of the Roman Empire, containing what is now Tunisia, northeastern Algeria and portions of coastal Libya; existing from 146 BC (initially in the Roman Republic) through 698 AD, except for 439 through 534 AD, when it was occupied by the Vandals.
Africa — full definition
- name The second-largest continent, bordered by the Mediterranean, the Atlantic, and the Indian Ocean.
- name Informally, sub-Saharan Africa, as distinguished from North Africa.