| africa | | |
| n. (object) | 1. africa | the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean. |
| ~ hunting expedition, safari, campaign | an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa). |
| ~ boer war | either of two wars: the first when the Boers fought England in order to regain the independence they had given up to obtain British help against the Zulus (1880-1881); the second when the Orange Free State and Transvaal declared war on Britain (1899-1902). |
| ~ barbary | a region of northern Africa on the Mediterranean coast between Egypt and Gibraltar; was used as a base for pirates from the 16th to 19th centuries. |
| ~ nubia | an ancient region of northeastern Africa (southern Egypt and northern Sudan) on the Nile; much of Nubia is now under Lake Nasser. |
| ~ eastern hemisphere, orient | the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia. |
| ~ maghreb, mahgrib | the region of northwest Africa comprising the Atlas Mountains and the coastlands of Morocco and Algeria and Tunisia. |
| ~ african country, african nation | any one of the countries occupying the African continent. |
| ~ east africa | a geographical area in eastern Africa. |
| ~ namibia, republic of namibia, south west africa | a republic in southwestern Africa on the south Atlantic coast (formerly called South West Africa); achieved independence from South Africa in 1990; the greater part of Namibia forms part of the high Namibian plateau of South Africa. |
| ~ namibia, republic of namibia, south west africa | a republic in southwestern Africa on the south Atlantic coast (formerly called South West Africa); achieved independence from South Africa in 1990; the greater part of Namibia forms part of the high Namibian plateau of South Africa. |
| ~ angola, republic of angola | a republic in southwestern Africa on the Atlantic Ocean; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975 and was the scene of civil war until 1990. |
| ~ burundi, republic of burundi | a landlocked republic in east central Africa on the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika. |
| ~ cameroun, republic of cameroon, cameroon | a republic on the western coast of central Africa; was under French and British control until 1960. |
| ~ central africa, central african republic | a landlocked country in central Africa; formerly under French control; became independent in 1960. |
| ~ republic of chad, tchad, chad | a landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa; was under French control until 1960. |
| ~ french congo, republic of the congo, congo | a republic in west-central Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960. |
| ~ belgian congo, congo, democratic republic of the congo, zaire | a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960. |
| ~ cote d'ivoire, ivory coast, republic of cote d'ivoire | a republic in western Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; one of the most prosperous and politically stable countries in Africa. |
| ~ benin, dahomey, republic of benin | a country on western coast of Africa; formerly under French control. |
| ~ togo, togolese republic | a republic on the western coast of Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; formerly under French control. |
| ~ afars and issas, republic of djibouti, djibouti | a country in northeastern Africa on the Somali peninsula; formerly under French control but became independent in 1997. |
| ~ equatorial guinea, republic of equatorial guinea, spanish guinea | a country of west central Africa (including islands in the Gulf of Guinea); became independent from Spain in 1968. |
| ~ abyssinia, ethiopia, federal democratic republic of ethiopia, yaltopya | Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; formerly called Abyssinia. |
| ~ roman empire | an empire established by Augustus in 27 BC and divided in AD 395 into the Western Roman Empire and the eastern or Byzantine Empire; at its peak lands in Europe and Africa and Asia were ruled by ancient Rome. |
| ~ ruanda, rwanda, rwandese republic | a landlocked republic in central Africa; formerly a German colony. |
| ~ botswana, republic of botswana | a landlocked republic in south-central Africa that became independent from British control in the 1960s. |
| ~ arab republic of egypt, egypt, united arab republic | a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC. |
| ~ kenya, republic of kenya | a republic in eastern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1963; major archeological discoveries have been made in the Great Rift Valley in Kenya. |
| ~ gabon, gabonese republic, gabun | a republic on the west coast of Africa. |
| ~ gambia, republic of the gambia, the gambia | a narrow republic surrounded by Senegal in West Africa. |
| ~ ghana, gold coast, republic of ghana | a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea.; "Ghana was colonized as the Gold Coast by the British" |
| ~ french guinea, republic of guinea, guinea | a republic in western Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958. |
| ~ guine-bissau, guinea-bissau, portuguese guinea, republic of guinea-bissau | a republic on the northwestern coast of Africa; recognized as independent by Portugal in 1974. |
| ~ basutoland, kingdom of lesotho, lesotho | a landlocked constitutional monarchy in southern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1966. |
| ~ liberia, republic of liberia | a republic in West Africa; established in 1822 by Americans as a way to free negro slaves. |
| ~ libya, socialist people's libyan arab jamahiriya | a military dictatorship in northern Africa on the Mediterranean; consists almost entirely of desert; a major exporter of petroleum. |
| ~ madagascar, malagasy republic, republic of madagascar | a republic on the island of Madagascar; achieved independence from France in 1960. |
| ~ malawi, nyasaland, republic of malawi | a landlocked republic in southern central Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964. |
| ~ french sudan, mali, republic of mali | a landlocked republic in northwestern Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960; Mali was a center of West African civilization for more than 4,000 years. |
| ~ islamic republic of mauritania, mauritania, mauritanie, muritaniya | a country in northwestern Africa with a provisional military government; achieved independence from France in 1960; largely western Sahara Desert. |
| ~ mocambique, mozambique, republic of mozambique | a republic on the southeastern coast of Africa on the Mozambique Channel; became independent from Portugal in 1975. |
| ~ republic of niger, niger | a landlocked republic in West Africa; gained independence from France in 1960; most of the country is dominated by the Sahara Desert. |
| ~ federal republic of nigeria, nigeria | a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; gained independence from Britain in 1960; most populous African country. |
| ~ republic of senegal, senegal | a republic in northwestern Africa on the coast of the Atlantic; formerly a French colony but achieved independence in 1960. |
| ~ republic of sierra leone, sierra leone | a republic in West Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1961. |
| ~ somalia | a republic in extreme eastern Africa on the Somali peninsula; subject to tribal warfare. |
| ~ horn of africa, somali peninsula | a peninsula of northeastern Africa (the easternmost part of Africa) comprising Somalia and Djibouti and Eritrea and parts of Ethiopia. |
| ~ horn of africa, somali peninsula | a peninsula of northeastern Africa (the easternmost part of Africa) comprising Somalia and Djibouti and Eritrea and parts of Ethiopia. |
| ~ republic of south africa, south africa | a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers). |
| ~ soudan, sudan | a region of northern Africa to the south of the Sahara and Libyan deserts; extends from the Atlantic to the Red Sea. |
| ~ republic of the sudan, soudan, sudan | a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom in 1956. |
| ~ kingdom of swaziland, swaziland | a landlocked monarchy in southeastern Africa; member of the commonwealth that achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1968. |
| ~ tanzania, united republic of tanzania | a republic in eastern Africa. |
| ~ ottoman empire, turkish empire | a Turkish sultanate of southwestern Asia and northeastern Africa and southeastern Europe; created by the Ottoman Turks in the 13th century and lasted until the end of World War I; although initially small it expanded until it superseded the Byzantine Empire. |
| ~ republic of uganda, uganda | a landlocked republic in eastern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1962. |
| ~ northern rhodesia, republic of zambia, zambia | a republic in central Africa; formerly controlled by Great Britain and called Northern Rhodesia until it gained independence within the commonwealth in 1964. |
| ~ republic of zimbabwe, rhodesia, southern rhodesia, zimbabwe | a landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly called Rhodesia; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1980. |
| ~ sahara, sahara desert | the world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in northern Africa. |
| ~ black africa, sub-saharan africa | the region of Africa to the south of the Sahara Desert. |
| ~ north africa | an area of northern Africa between the Sahara and the Mediterranean Sea. |
| ~ west africa | an area of western Africa between the Sahara Desert and the Gulf of Guinea. |
| ~ continent | one of the large landmasses of the earth.; "there are seven continents"; "pioneers had to cross the continent on foot" |
| ~ great rift valley | ( geology) a depression in southwestern Asia and eastern Africa; extends from the valley of the Jordan River to Mozambique; marked by geological faults. |
| ~ lake chad, chad | a lake in north central Africa; fed by the Shari river. |
| ~ lake tanganyika, tanganyika | the longest lake in the world in central Africa between Tanzania and Congo in the Great Rift Valley. |
| ~ lake victoria, victoria nyanza | the largest lake in Africa and the 2nd largest fresh water lake in the world; a headwaters reservoir for the Nile River. |
| ~ chari, chari river, shari, shari river | an African river that flows northwest into Lake Chad. |
| ~ black person, blackamoor, negro, negroid, black | a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa). |
| ~ ameer, amir, emeer, emir | an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia). |
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