Nordafrika
German
Etymology
From Nord (“north”) + Afrika (“Africa”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌnɔʁtˈʔaːfʁika/, /ˌnɔʁtˈʔafʁika/
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Proper noun
Nordafrika n (proper noun, genitive Nordafrikas or (optionally with an article) Nordafrika)
- North Africa (a geographic region comprising the northern part of Africa, usually referring to specifically the regions north of the Sahara Desert where Arabic is widely spoken as a mother tongue)
Declension
Declension of Nordafrika [sg-only, neuter, toponym]
Coordinate terms
- Südliches Afrika
- Ostafrika
- Westafrika
- Zentralafrika
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “Nordafrika” in Duden online
- “Nordafrika” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Nordafrika on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Swedish
Proper noun
Nordafrika n (genitive Nordafrikas)
- North Africa (a geographic region comprising the northern part of Africa, usually referring to specifically the regions north of the Sahara Desert where Arabic is widely spoken as a mother tongue)
Coordinate terms
- Södra Afrika
- Östafrika
- Västafrika
- Centralafrika