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proper noun
- The continent that is south of Europe, east of the Atlantic Ocean, west of the Indian Ocean and north of Antarctica. It holds the following countries:
Central Africa
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Republic of the Congo
Eastern Africa
- Burundi
- Comoros
- Djibouti
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Kenya
- Seychelles
- Rwanda
- Somalia " Somaliland " Puntland
- Tanzania
- Uganda
Northern Africa
- Algeria
- Ceuta
- Egypt
- Libya
- Mauritania
- Melilla
- Morocco
- Sudan
- Tunisia
- Western Sahara
Southern Africa
- Angola
- Botswana
- Lesotho
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mauritius
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Reunion
- Swaziland
- South Africa
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Western Africa
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Cí´te d'Ivoire
- Equatorial Guinea
- Gabon
- The Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea-Bissau
- Liberia
- Mali
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Togo
Translations: - Dutch: Afrika(nl)
- French: l"Afrique
- German: Afrika(de)n
- Italian: l"Africa(it)f
- Spanish: í�frica(es)f
Etymology: From Latin, Africa, from Afri, the ancient Carthagenian tribe of Northern Africa named after (Afros), a character in Greek mythology, king of (Libya) and son of (Kronos) and (Filyra). Adjective form with suffix -ic, -icus, -ikos, related to Afars.
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