Africa
proper nounUK /ˈæf.rɪ.kə/
US /ˈæf.rɪ.kə/
Africa is a very big continent with many countries, animals, and people.
Lions and elephants live in Africa.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The second-largest continent on Earth, located south of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.
Africa is home to more than fifty countries.
3. A term used in some academic contexts for the study of African cultures and history.
She took a course on Africa and its languages.
4. In geology, one of the major tectonic plates, called the African Plate.
The African Plate is slowly moving north.