Africa

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin Africa, from Afri, the ancient Carthaginian tribe of Northern Africa named after Άφρος (Afros), a character in Greek mythology, king of Λιβύη (Libya) and son of Κρόνος (Kronos) and Φιλύρα (Filyra). Adjective form with suffix -ic, -icus, -ikos, related to Afars.

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  • (RP) IPA: /ˈæfɹɪkə/

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Singular
Africa

Plural
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Africa

  1. The continent that is south of Europe, east of the Atlantic Ocean, west of the Indian Ocean and north of Antarctica. It holds the following countries:
Countries of Africa

Central Africa

Eastern Africa

Northern Africa

Southern Africa

Western Africa

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continent south of Europe

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[edit] Italian

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Africa f.

  1. Africa.

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[edit] Latin

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Āfrica (genitive Āfricae); f, first declension

  1. Africa
    Si probare possemus Ligarium in Āfricā omnino non fuisse.
    If we could prove that Ligarius was not at all in Africa.

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nominative Āfrica
genitive Āfricae
dative Āfricae
accusative Āfricam
ablative Āfricā
vocative Āfrica
locative Āfricae

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Latin Africa

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  • IPA: [ˈa.fri.ka]

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Africa f.

  1. Africa

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gender f. uncountable
Nom/Acc Africa
Gen/Dat Africii
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