North Africa

[ nawrth af-ri-kuh ]

noun

1. 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.

North Africa

noun

1. the part of Africa between the Mediterranean and the Sahara: consists chiefly of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and N Egypt

Other Words From

• North Af·rican adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of North Africa¹

First recorded in 1840–45

Example Sentences

Once the crown prince of Rome, he was forced to flee at age 12 for his safety, and is now a humble farmer in Numidia, North Africa.

From Los Angeles Times

Since the 1500s, only two bird species in the Western Palaearctic, a vast area spanning North Africa to polar regions, were considered to have gone extinct.

From Science Magazine

On the Spanish island of Lanzarote, just west of North Africa, the team explored six lava tubes to gather mineral deposits.

From Science Daily

Tunisia was where the Arab Spring, a series of uprisings against autocratic rulers in North Africa and the Middle East, began in late 2010.

From BBC

Frontex, the EU’s border force, has calculated a 64% drop this year in those making the crossing from North Africa to Italy.

From BBC