Africa
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From Latin Africa, from Afri, the ancient Carthagenian 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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Africa
- 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:
Central Africa
Eastern Africa
- Burundi
- Comoros
- Djibouti
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Kenya
- Seychelles
- Rwanda
- Somalia – Somaliland – Puntland
- Tanzania
- Uganda
Northern Africa
Southern Africa
- Angola
- Botswana
- Lesotho
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mauritius
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Reunion
- Swaziland
- South Africa
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Western Africa
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Equatorial Guinea
- Gabon
- The Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea-Bissau
- Liberia
- Mali
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Togo
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continent south of Europe
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[edit] Italian
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Africa f.
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[edit] Latin
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Āfrica (genitive Āfricae); f, first declension
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| nominative | Āfrica |
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| genitive | Āfricae |
| dative | Āfricae |
| accusative | Āfricam |
| ablative | Āfricā |
| vocative | Āfrica |
| locative | Āfricae |
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[edit] Romanian
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IPA: ['a.fri.ka]
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Africa f.
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| gender f. | uncountable |
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| Nom/Acc | Africa |
| Gen/Dat | Africii |
