North African
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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The company said it will continue to invest in its Asian and the Middle Eastern and North African markets to maintain market share and retain higher-value customers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
It was a night of jubilation in Morocco, but anger in Senegal after the decision to strip the Senegalese national side of their continental football title and hand it to their North African rivals.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
Farmers in the North African kingdom have for the past few years endured severe drought.
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026
She fled and founded Carthage around 814 B.C. on the North African coast opposite Sicily.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026
If the Pharos had somehow been plucked off the North African shore and placed on Lake Michigan, it would have topped the Chicago skyline until the construction of the Wrigley Building in 1922.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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