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aardvark |
a nocturnal mammal of southern Africa that has a long snout, long ears, and powerful claws for digging, and that feeds on ants using its extensile tongue. |
African |
of or having to do with Africa, or its people or languages. [2 definitions] |
Afro |
of or pertaining to Africa (often used in combination). [1/2 definitions] |
Afro-Eurasia |
the land mass of Earth that includes all of Africa, Europe, and Asia. |
Albert Schweitzer |
a French physician, musician, and missionary in Africa (b.1875--d.1965). |
Angola |
a country on the western coast of Africa, bordered by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, and Namibia. |
antelope |
any of several ruminant mammals of Africa or Asia, having long legs and long, hollow horns. [1/3 definitions] |
aoudad |
a wild sheep of northern Africa with long, thick, curved horns and long fringes of hair on the neck, chest, and forelegs. |
apartheid |
a policy of racial segregation, esp. the official segregation of blacks and whites as it existed in the Republic of South Africa from 1948 until 1994. |
Arabian camel |
the single-humped camel native to the area from North Africa to India; dromedary. (Cf. Bactrian camel.) |
asp |
any of several small, poisonous snakes found in Africa and Asia Minor, such as the cobra or horned viper. |
Atlantic Ocean |
an ocean bordered by Europe and Africa on the east and the Americas on the west; Atlantic. |
Atlas Mountains |
a range of mountains in northwest Africa stretching across the southwestern part of Morocco and northern parts of Algeria and Tunisia. |
aurochs |
an extinct wild ox once common in northern Africa, Europe, and western Asia, and probably an ancestor of domestic cattle. [1/2 definitions] |
Australopithecine |
a tool-making primate of an extinct genus of hominids that inhabited eastern and southern Africa. |
balm of Gilead |
any of several small evergreen trees native to western Asia and Africa. [1/2 definitions] |
Bantu |
a member of any of several peoples native to central and southern Africa who speak related languages. [1/2 definitions] |
Barbary ape |
a tailless monkey native to North Africa and Gibraltar. |
basenji |
one of a breed of dogs originating in Africa, characterized by a smooth chestnut-brown coat and an inability to bark. |
Bedouin |
any tribe or member of a tribe of Arab nomads living in the deserts of the Arabian Peninsula, Syria, or North Africa. [1/2 definitions] |
Bloemfontein |
the judicial capital of South Africa. (Cf. Cape Town, Pretoria.) |
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