Africa
['æfrɪkə] or [ˈæfrɪkə]
Definition
(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.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream that you are in Africa surrounded by Cannibals, foretells that you will be oppressed by enemies and quarrelsome persons. For a woman to dream of African scenes, denotes she will make journeys which will prove lonesome and devoid of pleasure or profit.
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Examples
- It passed by Armenia to Asia Minor, Egypt, and North Africa. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I myself caught one 370 miles from the coast of Africa, and have heard of others caught at greater distances. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- She exerts herself very much for Africa, sir, I said. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- The inclusion of India raised logical claims for French Africa and French Asia. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Livingstone states that good domestic breeds are highly valued by the negroes in the interior of Africa who have not associated with Europeans. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- The greatest mines of Africa are the Jagersfontein, Wesselton, Premier and Robert Victor. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- I will read an extract from a letter written by a lady who received the cream: ‘Universities Mission To Central Africa, ‘Mbweni, Zanzibar, March 8, 1881. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- In 1486 a Portuguese, Diaz, reported that he had rounded the south of Africa. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The same observer has recently found great moraines at a low level on the Atlas range in North Africa. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Rum is a very important article in the trade which the Americans carry on to the coast of Africa, from which they bring back negro slaves in return. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- One great comfort is, said Caddy with a sob, that I shall never hear of Africa after I am married. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- That standing army was afterwards carried to Africa, where it found nothing but a militia to oppose it. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- In 642 the Arabs having pushed their conquest into northern Africa gained possession of Alexa ndria. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Please don't carry this entire library to Wisconsin, as you would have carried it to Africa, if I had not put my foot down. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- My dear Rector, I am not a child, interposed Maurice, rather nettled; nor are we going to the wilds of Africa. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
Editor: Tamara