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

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.

From Voice of San Diego

Emmanuel says the company has its sights set on North Africa with a physical presence in Algeria for the expansion.

From TechCrunch

Others use MENA, which indicates individuals who have roots in the Middle East and North Africa.

From Voice of San Diego

San 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.

From Voice of San Diego

These 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.

From Time

According to Pew, 14 of the 20 countries in the Middle East and North Africa have blasphemy laws.

From The Daily Beast

Many more illegal migrants face labor trafficking in Europe as they flee the conflict regions of North Africa and the Middle East.

From The Daily Beast

Sadly, laws throughout the Middle East—from North Africa to the Gulf—limit the rights of religious minorities and non-believers.

From The Daily Beast

And in the far south, almost in view of North Africa, the tiny port of Sanlucar de Barrameda produces the finest of fino sherries.

From The Daily Beast

A couple of things: I have lived in North Africa and I have very fond memories of that time and those people.

From The Daily Beast

The Libyan alphabet survived in North Africa until a century ago, and was still used then for correspondence.

From Project Gutenberg

France may have made a few mistakes, but she has conferred enormous benefits on North Africa.

From Project Gutenberg

Virgil identifies him with the mountains which lie in North Africa between the sea and the desert of Sahara.

From Project Gutenberg

This ended at once and forever the payment of tribute to the piratical States of North Africa.

From Project Gutenberg

The other was in North Africa; and here, endless punishment was the prevailing belief on the subject of future destiny.

From Project Gutenberg