What does north africa mean?

Definitions for north africa
north africa

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word north africa.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. North Africanoun

    an area of northern Africa between the Sahara and the Mediterranean Sea

Wiktionary

  1. North Africanoun

    The northern part of the continent of Africa.

ChatGPT

  1. north africa

    North Africa is a geographic region encompassing the northern part of the African continent. It is generally regarded to comprise the modern countries of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, and sometimes Mauritania. This region is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Red Sea to the east, and the Sahara Desert and Sahel to the south. North Africa has a rich history and has been the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations, such as Ancient Egyptian and Carthaginian. Its predominant languages include Arabic, Berber, and French, due to historical influences.

Wikidata

  1. North Africa

    North Africa, Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, linked by the Sahara to Sub-Saharan Africa. Geopolitically, the United Nations definition of Northern Africa includes seven countries or territories; Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia, and Western Sahara. Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Libya and often Mauritania are the Maghreb or Maghrib, while Egypt and Sudan are referred to as Nile Valley. Egypt is a transcontinental country by virtue of the Sinai Peninsula, which is in Asia. North Africa also includes a number of Spanish possessions, Ceuta and Melilla. The Canary Islands and the Portuguese Madeira Islands, in the North Atlantic Ocean northwest of the African mainland, are sometimes included in considerations of the region. The distinction between North Africa and much of Sub-Saharan Africa is historically and ecologically significant because of the effective barrier created by the Sahara. Throughout history this barrier has culturally separated the North from large parts of the rest of the continent. As the seafaring civilizations of the Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans and others facilitated communication and migration across the Mediterranean, the cultures of North Africa became much more closely tied to Southwestern Asia and Europe than Sub-Saharan Africa. The Islamic influence in the area is significant, and North Africa, along with Somalia, Djibouti and the Middle East, is also a part of the Arab World.

Matched Categories

How to pronounce north africa?

How to say north africa in sign language?

Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of north africa in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of north africa in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of north africa in a Sentence

  1. Miro Skalicki:

    Over time, liquefied natural gas supply prices are likely to get close to the cost of gas from a pipeline, especially if LNG from North Africa becomes available.

  2. Bohuslav Sobotka:

    Germany has, for the time being, given precedence to the humanitarian aspects of the crisis over security issues, germany sent a signal that could be seen and heard in large parts of the Middle East and North Africa.

  3. Mark McCarthy:

    The highest temperatures experienced in the UK tend to occur when our weather is influenced by air masses from continental Europe or North Africa, as it will be at the weekend, there is already a strongly-embedded warming due to climate change across the continent, that is increasing the likelihood of challenging the existing UK temperature record.

  4. Immigration Minister James Brokenshire:

    The crisis in Syria and events in the Middle East, North Africa and beyond have separated a large number of refugee children from their families.

  5. Michael Tanchum:

    Both France and its close partner the United Arab Emirates compete with Turkey for influence throughout the Middle East and North Africa. The Eastern Mediterranean is where France and the UAE can pressure Turkey in a region that Turkey views as vital for its national interests. This has put Turkey back on its heels and Ankara has responded by doubling down with repeated rounds of escalation.

Translation

Find a translation for the north africa definition in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Word of the Day

Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?

Please enter your email address:


Citation

Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"north africa." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2025. Web. 21 Feb. 2025. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/north+africa>.

Discuss these north africa definitions with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good definition for north africa? Don't keep it to yourself...

    Image or illustration of

    north africa

    Credit »

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Quiz

    Are you a words master?

    »
    boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
    A defiant
    B unsealed
    C extroversive
    D contagious

    Nearby & related entries:

    Alternative searches for north africa: