Definitions for AfricA
ˈæf rɪ kəafrica

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.6 / 9 votes

1. Africanoun

   the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.8 / 4 votes

1. Africanoun

   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:

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1. Africa

   Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area and 20% of its land area. With 1.3 billion people as of 2018, it accounts for about 16% of the world's human population. Africa's population is the youngest amongst all the continents; the median age in 2012 was 19.7, when the worldwide median age was 30.4. Despite a wide range of natural resources, Africa is the least wealthy continent per capita, in part due to geographic impediments, legacies of European colonization in Africa and the Cold War, predatory/neo-colonialistic activities by Western nations and China, and undemocratic rule and deleterious policies. Despite this low concentration of wealth, recent economic expansion and the large and young population make Africa an important economic market in the broader global context. The continent is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Isthmus of Suez and the Red Sea to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the southeast and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The continent includes Madagascar and various archipelagos. It contains 54 fully recognised sovereign states (countries), eight territories and two de facto independent states with limited or no recognition. Algeria is Africa's largest country by area, and Nigeria is its largest by population. African nations cooperate through the establishment of the African Union, which is headquartered in Addis Ababa. Africa straddles the Equator and encompasses numerous climate areas; it is the only continent to stretch from the northern temperate to southern temperate zones. The majority of the continent and its countries are in the Northern Hemisphere, with a substantial portion and number of countries in the Southern Hemisphere. Most of the continent lies in the tropics, except by for a large part of Western Sahara, Algeria, Libya and Egypt, the northern tip of Mauritania, the entire territories of Morocco, Ceuta, Melilla and Tunisia which in turn are located above the tropic of Cancer, in the northern temperate zone and in the other extreme of the continent southern Namibia, southern Botsuana, great part of South Africa, the entire territories of Lesoto and eSwatini and the southern tips of Mozambique and Madagascar are located below the tropic of Capricorn, in the southern temperate zone. Africa is home to much biodiversity; it is the continent with the largest number of megafauna species, as it was least affected by the extinction of the Pleistocene megafauna. However, Africa also is heavily affected by a wide range of environmental issues, including desertification, deforestation, water scarcity, and other issues. These entrenched environmental concerns are expected to worsen as climate change impacts Africa. The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has identified Africa as the continent most vulnerable to climate change.Africa, particularly Eastern Africa, is widely accepted as the place of origin of humans and the Hominidae clade (great apes), meaning that Africa has a long and complex history. The earliest hominids and their ancestors have been dated to around 7 million years ago, including Sahelanthropus tchadensis, Australopithecus africanus, A. afarensis, Homo erectus, H. habilis and H. ergaster— the earliest Homo sapiens (modern human) remains, found in Ethiopia, South Africa, and Morocco, date to circa 200,000, 259,000, and 300,000 years ago respectively, and Homo sapiens is believed to have originated in Africa around 350,000–260,000 years ago.Early human civilizations, such as Ancient Egypt and Phoenicia emerged in North Africa. Following a subsequent long and complex history of civilizations, migration and trade, Africa hosts a large diversity of ethnicities, cultures and languages. The last 400 years have witnessed an increasing European influence on the continent. Starting in the 16th century, this was driven by trade, including the Trans-Atlantic slave trade, which created large African diaspora populations in the Americas. In the late 19th century, European countries colonized almost all of Africa, extracting resources from the continent and exploiting local communities; most present states in Africa emerged from a process of decolonisation in the 20th century.

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1. africa

   Africa is the second largest and second most populous continent on the planet, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It's bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Red Sea to the northeast, and the Indian Ocean to the southeast. Africa comprises 54 countries including Egypt, South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, and Ethiopia and is known for its diverse cultures, languages, and ethnic groups. It contains a wide variety of ecosystems, from deserts such as the Sahara to rainforests, savannas, and wildlife, including species such as lions, elephants, and gorillas. Being the oldest inhabited territory on Earth, it hosts a large diversity of ethnicities, cultures and languages. It is also the source of the world's longest river, the Nile, and its largest hot desert, the Sahara.

WikidataRate this definition:2.3 / 3 votes

1. Africa

   Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most-populous continent. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers six percent of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4 percent of the total land area. With 1.0 billion people, it accounts for about 15% of the world's human population. The continent is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, both the Suez Canal and the Red Sea along the Sinai Peninsula to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The continent includes Madagascar and various archipelagoes. It has 54 fully recognized sovereign states, 9 territories and two de facto independent states with limited or no recognition. Africa's name is derived from an ancient area in modern day Tunisia known as Ifriqiya or sunny place, in Tamazight. Africa, particularly central Eastern Africa, is widely accepted as the origin of humans and the Hominidae clade, as evidenced by the discovery of the earliest hominids and their ancestors, as well as later ones that have been dated to around seven million years ago – including Sahelanthropus tchadensis, Australopithecus africanus, A. afarensis, Homo erectus, H. habilis and H. ergaster – with the earliest Homo sapiens found in Ethiopia being dated to circa 200,000 years ago. Africa straddles the equator and encompasses numerous climate areas; it is the only continent to stretch from the northern temperate to southern temperate zones.

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1. Africa

   one of the five great divisions of the globe, three times larger than Europe, seven-tenths of it within the torrid zone, and containing over 200,000,000 inhabitants of more or less dark-skinned races. It was long a terra incognita, but it is now being explored in all directions, and attempts are everywhere made to bring it within the circuit of civilisation. It is being parcelled out by European nations, chiefly Britain, France, and Germany, and with more zeal and appliance of resource by Britain than any other.

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. Africa

   From the Phœnician afer, a black man, and the Sanskrit ac, earth, land, country. This great continent is the natural home of the blacks--the negroes of North America and the West Indian Islands being descended from the slaves carried thither from the west coast of Africa since the time of the original slave trader, Sir John Hawkins, in 1562.

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1. AFRICA

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Africa is ranked #42579 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Africa surname appeared 509 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Africa.
   
   50.4% or 257 total occurrences were Asian.
   35.9% or 183 total occurrences were White.
   7.4% or 38 total occurrences were Black.
   3.1% or 16 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2.9% or 15 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Continent
   • Eastern Hemisphere

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'AfricA' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1298

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'AfricA' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2372

Anagrams for AfricA »

1. AFAICR

How to pronounce AfricA?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say AfricA in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of AfricA in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of AfricA in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of AfricA in a Sentence

1. Craig Parker:

   Africa will most likely remain as the last bastion of internal combustion engines.

2. Rob Wainwright:

   The problem we are dealing these days is not just about Syria and Iraq it is about other terrorist networks around the world, in Africa, in the Arab peninsula for example, that have franchise movements of the al Qaeda brand.

3. Nazeem Howa:

   We are delighted to announce the completion of this acquisition which demonstrates that despite the threats by some of our country's banks to cut their ties with Oakbay, we are committed to investment in South Africa and creating jobs.

4. Zoleka Lisa:

   Brewsters Craft want Brewsters Craft category to embrace women in South Africa, bold Brew was just saying, let's celebrate women's month and toast it with the beer.

5. China Daily:

   Ideologues in Western governments never cease in their efforts to engineer unrest against governments that are not to their liking, even though their actions have caused misery and chaos in country after country in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and Asia, now they are trying the same trick in China.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=AfricA
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Africa
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=AfricA
6. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Africa
7. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=AfricA
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html