Phrase guide

North African

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to North Africa

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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noun

Meaning 2

Native or inhabitant of North Africa

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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adjective

Meaning 3

of or relating to northern Africa

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: উত্তর আফ্রিকীয় (uttor aphrikiẏo) — of or pertaining to North Africa
  • Czech: severoafrický — of or pertaining to North Africa
  • Danish: nordafrikansk — of or pertaining to North Africa
  • Dutch: Noord-Afrikaans — of or pertaining to North Africa
  • French: nord-africain — of or pertaining to North Africa
  • German: nordafrikanisch — of or pertaining to North Africa
  • Hungarian: észak-afrikai — of or pertaining to North Africa
  • Ido: nord-Afrikana — of or pertaining to North Africa
  • Italian: nordafricano — of or pertaining to North Africa
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nordafrikansk — of or pertaining to North Africa
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: nordafrikansk — of or pertaining to North Africa
  • Polish: północnoafrykański — of or pertaining to North Africa
  • Romanian: nord-african — of or pertaining to North Africa
  • Spanish: norteafricano — of or pertaining to North Africa
  • Bengali: উত্তর আফ্রিকী (uttor aphriki) — native or inhabitant of North Africa
  • Dutch: Noord-Afrikaan — native or inhabitant of North Africa
  • Dutch: Noord-Afrikaanse — native or inhabitant of North Africa
  • French: Nord-Africain — native or inhabitant of North Africa
  • German: Nordafrikaner — native or inhabitant of North Africa
  • German: Nordafrikanerin — native or inhabitant of North Africa
  • Hungarian: észak-afrikai — native or inhabitant of North Africa
  • Ido: nord-Afrikano — native or inhabitant of North Africa
  • Italian: nordafricano — native or inhabitant of North Africa
  • Spanish: norteafricano — native or inhabitant of North Africa
  • Turkish: Kuzey Afrikalı — native or inhabitant of North Africa