Africa

English

/ˈæf.ɹɪ.kə/

proper noun
Definitions
  • The continent that is south of Europe, east of the Atlantic Ocean, west of the Indian Ocean and north of Antarctica.
  • (nonstandard) sub-Saharan Africa
  • (historical) (province in Roman Empire) containing what is now modern Tunisia and portions of Libya.

Etymology

Derived from Latin Āfrica derived from Ancient Greek ἀ- (not, without, un-, privative, rub, no, -less, un, privative a, together, not-, privative prefix, prefix denoting absence lack).

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Ancient Greek

ἀ-

Gloss

not, without, un-, privative, rub, no, -less, un, privative a, together, not-, privative prefix, prefix denoting absence lack

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