Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The continent that is south of Europe, east of the Atlantic Ocean, west of the Indian Ocean and north of Antarctica.

    the Maghreb and sub-Saharan Africa

    Afrika

    А́фрикаÁfrika

    А́фрикаÁfryka

  2. (countable, nonstandard, proscribed, uncountable)Sub-Saharan Africa, contrasted with the Maghreb.

  3. (countable, historical, uncountable)A former province of the Roman Empire, containing what is now Tunisia, northeastern Algeria and portions of coastal Libya; existing from 146 BC (initially in the Roman Republic) through 698 AD, except for 439 through 534 AD, when it was occupied by the Vandals.

  4. (countable, uncountable)A surname.

Examples

802 sentences
  1. Have you ever been to Africa?

    Ти колись був у Африці? — deniko

    ruВы когда-нибудь бывали в Африке? — Hellerick

    deBist du jemals in Afrika gewesen? — Espi

  2. He went to Africa to see wild animals.

    Він поїхав до Африки, щоб побачити диких тварин. — ChickenKiev

    ruОн поехал в Африку посмотреть на диких животных. — Lenin_1917

  3. He was born in Africa.

    Він народився в Африці. — deniko

    ruОн родился в Африке. — paulina

    deEr wurde in Afrika geboren. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. Elephants live in Asia and Africa.

    Слони живуть в Азії та Африці. — deniko

    ruСлоны обитают в Азии и в Африке. — marafon

    deElefanten leben in Asien und in Afrika. — Dejo

  5. Tom's parents were missionaries in Africa.

    Батьки Тома були місіонерами в Африці. — deniko

    ruРодители Тома были миссионерами в Африке. — Wezel

Translations

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Origin

Inherited from Middle English Affrike, from Old French Affrique, Affrike, from Latin Āfric

Inherited from Middle English Affrike, from Old French Affrique, Affrike, from Latin Āfrica, from Āfrī, singular Āfer (inhabitant of the country of Carthage), in turn either from:

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