Schwarzafrika

German

Etymology

schwarz (“black”) +‎ Afrika (“Africa”)

Proper noun

Schwarzafrika n (genitive Schwarzafrikas)

  1. sub-Saharan Africa

Usage notes
  • The term remains in common use. The anglicism Subsahara-Afrika is restricted to markedly politically correct and officialese contexts.

Antonyms

Derived terms
  • Schwarzafrikaner
  • schwarzafrikanisch
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