Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

black africa

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.81 in modern English

Syllables
black- africa
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Synonym of sub-Saharan Africa.

name

Alternative form of black Africa.

Etymology

From black (“a dark-skinned person”) + Africa (“distinguishing the area from Egypt and the Maghreb”) Compare earlier racist tropes such as darkest Africa.

Phrases

blackest Africa

Synonyms

sub-Saharan Africa

Questions

What does black africa mean?
Synonym of sub-Saharan Africa.
Where does black africa come from?
From black (“a dark-skinned person”) + Africa (“distinguishing the area from Egypt and the Maghreb”) Compare earlier racist tropes such as darkest Africa.

How to pronounce black africa

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