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Meaning of Africa | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

ˈæf.ɹɪ.kə

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Afrikaans Afrika

አማርኛ አፍሪካ

العربية أفريقيا إفريقيا

Беларуская Афрыка

Български Африка

বাংলা আফ্রিকা

བོད་སྐད ཨ་ཧྥེ་རི་ཁ

Bosanski Afrika Африка

Català Àfrica

Čeština Afrika

Dansk Afrika

Deutsch Afrika

Ελληνικά Αφρική

Esperanto Afriko

Español áfrica

Eesti Aafrika

Suomi Afrikka

Français l’Afrique

Galego África

ગુજરાતી આફ્રિકા

Hausa Afirka

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi ʻApelika

עברית אפריקה

हिन्दी अफ़्रीका कालद्वीप

Hrvatski Afrika Африка

Magyar Afrika

Հայերեն Աֆրիկա

Bahasa Indonesia Afrika

Íslenska Afríka

Italiano Africa

日本語あふりか阿弗利加

ქართული აფრიკა

Қазақша Африка

ខ្មែរ អាហ្វ្រិក

한국어 阿弗利加 아주 아프리카

Kurdî Afrîka Lîbya

Кыргызча Африка

Latina Africa Libya

Lingála Afríka

ລາວ ອາຟຣິກກາ ອາຟຣິກາ ອາຟະລິກ

Lietuvių Afrika

Latviešu Āfrika

Malagasy Afrika

Македонски Африка

മലയാളം ആഫ്രിക്ക

Монгол Африк

मराठी आफ्रिका

Bahasa Melayu Afrika

Malti Afrika

မြန်မာဘာသာ အာဖရိက

Nederlands Afrika

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਅਫ਼ਰੀਕਾ

Polski Afryka Czarny Ląd

Português África

Română Africa

Русский Африка

Ikinyarwanda Afurika

Slovenčina Afrika

Slovenščina Afrika

Shqip Afrika Afrike

Српски Afrika Африка

Svenska Afrika

Kiswahili Afrika

தமிழ் ஆப்பிரிக்கா

తెలుగు ఆఫ్రికా

Тоҷикӣ Африқо

ไทย แอฟริกา

Türkmençe Afrika

Tagalog Aprika

Türkçe Afrika

ئۇيغۇرچە ئافرىقا

Українська Африка

اردو افریقہ

Oʻzbekcha Afrika

Tiếng Việt Châu Phi phi Phi châu

IsiXhosa i-Afrika

Yorùbá Afirika Ilẹ̀ Adúláwọ̀

IsiZulu i-Afrika

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

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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