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1 Africa
Afrĭca, ae, f. [the Romans received this name from the Carthaginians as designating their country, and in this sense only the Gr. hê Aphrikê occurs].I.In a restricted sense, designated by the Greeks hê Libuê, Libya, the territory of Carthage:II.Nilus Africam ab Aethiopiā dispescens,
Plin. 5, 9, 10, § 53; 5, 4, 3:regio, quae sequitur a promontorio Metagonio ad aras Philaenorum, proprie nomen Africae usurpat,
Mel. 1, 7; cf. Cic. Imp. Pomp. 12, and id. Lig. 7.—In an extended sense, the whole of that quarter of the globe south of the Mediterranean Sea, Mel. 1, 4.—By meton. for its inhabitants: Africa, quae procul a mari incultius agebat, Sall. J. 89, 7 (cf. id. ib. 19, 5: alios incultius vagos agitare).—Hence,1.Afrĭcānus, a, um, adj., pertaining to Africa, African:A.bellum Africanum,
the war of Cœsar with the partisans of Pompey in Africa, Cic. Deiot. 9:rumores,
of the African war, id. ib.:causa,
id. Fam. 6, 13:possessiones,
in Africa, Nep. Att. 12:gallina,
a guinea-hen, Varr. R. R. 3, 9; cf. Plin. 10, 26, 38, § 74.— Subst.: Afrĭcānae, ārum, sc. ferae, panthers, Liv. 44, 18; so Plin. 8, 17, 24, § 64; Plin. Ep. 6, 34; Suet. Cat. 18; id. Claud. 21 al.—Esp., Afrĭcā-nus, surname of the two most distinguished Scipios.Of P. Cornelius Scipio major, who defeated Hannibal at Zama (201 B. C.). —B.Of his grandson by adoption, P. Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus minor, who conducted the third Punic war, destroyed Carthage (146 B.C.), and subjected the whole Carthaginian territory to the Romans.—2.Afrĭcus, a, um, adj., African (mostly poet. for the prose Africanus): terra, Enn. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 42, 167; so Liv. 29, 23 fin.:bella,
Sil. 17, 11:Vicus,
a place in Rome, on the Esquiline Hill, where the Carthaginian hostages were held in custody, Varr. R. R. 5, 32, 44.—But esp. freq., Afrĭcus ventus, or subst.: Afrĭcus, i, m., the south-west wind, Gr. lips, blowing between Auster and Favonius (libonotos and zephuros), opp. Vulturnus (kaikias), now called, among the Italians, Affrico or gherbino; cf. Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119, and Sen. Q. N. 5, 16:creberque procellis Africus,
Verg. A. 1, 86:praeceps,
Hor. C. 1, 3, 12:luctans,
id. ib. 1, 1, 15:pestilens,
id. ib. 3, 23, 5:protervus,
id. Epod. 16, 22.— Adj.: procellae, the waves or storms caused by the Africus, Hor. C. 3, 29, 57.—In Propert., Africus, as the god of this wind, is called pater, 5, 3, 48, but Müll. here reads Aetheris. -
2 Āfrica
Āfrica ae, f [a Carthaginian word], Libya, the Carthaginian territory, C., S.; the province of Africa, C.— Africa (the continent), S.* * *Africa (North) (Roman province); Libya (Carthagenian); the continent -
3 Africa nera
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6 Africa
f. & m.Africa, The Dark Continent, Dark Continent.* * *1 Africa* * *noun f.* * *SF Africa* * *femenino‡: tb* * *= Africa.Ex. We need, for example, at least another acquisition center in Africa.----* Africa occidental = West Africa.* Africa Oriental = East Africa.* Africa subsahariana = sub-Saharan Africa.* Cuerno de Africa, el = Horn of Africa, the.* de Africa occidental = West African.* Libros de Texto para Africa (TAP) = Textbooks for Africa (TAP).* PADIS (Sistema de Información para el Desarrollo de Africa) = PADIS (Pan-African Development Information System).* regiones salvajes de Africa, las = wilds of Africa, the.* Sur de Africa = Southern Africa.* * *femenino‡: tb* * *= Africa.Ex: We need, for example, at least another acquisition center in Africa.
* Africa occidental = West Africa.* Africa Oriental = East Africa.* Africa subsahariana = sub-Saharan Africa.* Cuerno de Africa, el = Horn of Africa, the.* de Africa occidental = West African.* Libros de Texto para Africa (TAP) = Textbooks for Africa (TAP).* PADIS (Sistema de Información para el Desarrollo de Africa) = PADIS (Pan-African Development Information System).* regiones salvajes de Africa, las = wilds of Africa, the.* Sur de Africa = Southern Africa.* * *f‡tb el África AfricaCompuestos:● África austral or meridionalsouthern AfricaNorth AfricaBlack Africa● África Occidental or del OesteWest Africa● África Oriental or del EsteEast Africa* * *
África feminine noun taking masculine article in the singular tb
África sustantivo femenino Africa
' África' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rincón
- satisfacer
- Sudáfrica
- Suráfrica
- África del Sur
- el
- león
- moro
- occidental
English:
Africa
- Afro
- bush
- expedition
- South Africa
- southerly
- South
- township
* * *África nAfricaÁfrica central Central Africa;el África negra Black Africa;África del Norte North Africa;África occidental West Africa;África oriental East Africa;el África subsahariana sub-Saharan Africa;África del Sur Southern Africa* * *f Africa -
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femenino‡ South Africa* * *femenino‡ South Africa* * *f‡South Africa* * *
África del Sur feminine noun taking masculine article in the singular
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f Africa* * *['afrika]nome proprio femminile Africa* * *Africa/'afrika/ ⇒ 33n.pr.f.Africa; Africa nera Black Africa. -
9 Africa Oriental
f.East Africa.* * *Ex. The last 10 years have seen a considerable increase in the demand for trained library personnel in East Africa.* * *Ex: The last 10 years have seen a considerable increase in the demand for trained library personnel in East Africa.
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10 Africa occidental
f.West Africa.* * *Ex. This article assesses the current state of archives in African countries focusing on those of francophone West Africa.* * *Ex: This article assesses the current state of archives in African countries focusing on those of francophone West Africa.
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11 Africa subsahariana
Ex. Libraries have also joined in the fight to eradicate illiteracy in sub-Saharan Africa.* * *Ex: Libraries have also joined in the fight to eradicate illiteracy in sub-Saharan Africa.
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19 África Anglófona
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20 África Central
m.Central Africa.
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