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africa
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Definition of africa:

africa (noun):
noun. 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.

Synonyms for africa:

abyssinia
afars and issas
african country
african nation
angola
arab republic of egypt
barbary
basutoland
belgian congo
benin
black africa
botswana
burundi
cameroon
cameroun
central africa
central african republic
chad
chari
chari river
congo
cote d'ivoire
dahomey
democratic republic of the congo
djibouti
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