Africa

Definitions

1. The continent that is south of Europe, east of the Atlantic Ocean, west of the Indian Ocean and north of Antarctica.
   countable, uncountable
2. Sub-Saharan Africa, contrasted with the Maghreb.
   countable, nonstandard, proscribed, uncountable
3. 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.
   countable, historical, uncountable
4. A surname.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“the Maghreb and sub-Saharan Africa”

“As Russia’s foothold in Africa expands – notably in the mineral-rich Sahel region that is beset by recurring coups, armed rebellion and extremist insurgency – anti-Western sentiments, partly fueled by Russian propaganda, are engineering the exit of Western troops from swathes of territory.”

“The Sahara stood as an important marker between the Maghreb and Africa, not only in modern times but in times immemorial.”

CEFR level