North Africa
the northern part of Africa, especially the region north of the tropical rainforest and comprised of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and that part of Egypt west of the Gulf of Suez.
Origin of North Africa
1Other words from North Africa
- North Af·rican, adjective, noun
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How to use North Africa in a sentence
San Diego is home to large numbers of people with roots in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia, in great part because it’s a large refugee resettlement community.
Morning Report: Whitewashed by the Census | Voice of San Diego | March 19, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoEmmanuel says the company has its sights set on North Africa with a physical presence in Algeria for the expansion.
Nigeria’s Termii raises $1.4M seed led by Future Africa and Kepple Africa Ventures | Tage Kene-Okafor | March 19, 2021 | TechCrunchOthers use MENA, which indicates individuals who have roots in the Middle East and North Africa.
Middle Eastern Communities Say Census Whitewashes Their Numbers, Needs | Maya Srikrishnan | March 18, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoSan Diego, which has long been one of the largest refugee resettlement communities in California, has large populations of people from the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia.
Middle Eastern Communities Say Census Whitewashes Their Numbers, Needs | Maya Srikrishnan | March 18, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoThese aims are interlinked with her work with Habibi Collective, which she founded in 2018, a digital archive and platform for women’s filmmaking from South-West Asia and North Africa.
According to Pew, 14 of the 20 countries in the Middle East and North Africa have blasphemy laws.
Many more illegal migrants face labor trafficking in Europe as they flee the conflict regions of North Africa and the Middle East.
ISIS, Boko Haram, and the Growing Role of Human Trafficking in 21st Century Terrorism | Louise I. Shelley | December 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSadly, laws throughout the Middle East—from North Africa to the Gulf—limit the rights of religious minorities and non-believers.
What It’s Like to Be an Atheist in Palestine | Waleed al-Husseini, Movements.Org | December 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd in the far south, almost in view of North Africa, the tiny port of Sanlucar de Barrameda produces the finest of fino sherries.
A couple of things: I have lived in North Africa and I have very fond memories of that time and those people.
The Libyan alphabet survived in North Africa until a century ago, and was still used then for correspondence.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind | Herbert George WellsFrance may have made a few mistakes, but she has conferred enormous benefits on North Africa.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind | Herbert George WellsVirgil identifies him with the mountains which lie in North Africa between the sea and the desert of Sahara.
The Aeneid of Virgil | VirgilThis ended at once and forever the payment of tribute to the piratical States of North Africa.
Famous Men and Great Events of the Nineteenth Century | Charles MorrisThe other was in North Africa; and here, endless punishment was the prevailing belief on the subject of future destiny.
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British Dictionary definitions for North Africa
the part of Africa between the Mediterranean and the Sahara: consists chiefly of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and N Egypt
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