North African

British

adjective

of or relating to North Africa or its inhabitants

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noun

a native or inhabitant of North Africa

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Example Sentences

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The trip will mark the first time a head of the Catholic Church has visited the North African Muslim-majority country.

From Barron's

The pontiff belongs to the Augustinian religious order and had previously called for interfaith dialogue in the North African country.

From BBC

Pope Leo XIV will visit four African nations in April, the Vatican said Thursday, including Algeria -- the first time a pope will travel to the North African Muslim nation.

From Barron's

But before that she was a cultural anthropology major and Fulbright scholar who studied cultural identity among second-generation North African women in France.

From The Wall Street Journal

East and North African questions would persist, but they would be far less disruptive.

From The Wall Street Journal

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