african country
Any one of the countries occupying the African continent (synset 108716193)
hypernym: country, land, state - the territory occupied by a nation
instance hyponym:
namibia, republic of namibia, south west africa - a republic in southwestern Africa on the south Atlantic coast (formerly called South West Africa); achieved independence from South Africa in 1990; the greater part of Namibia forms part of the high Namibian plateau of South Africa
algeria, algerie, democratic and popular republic of algeria - a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean Sea with a population that is predominantly Sunni Muslim; colonized by France in the 19th century but gained autonomy in the early 1960s
angola, republic of angola - a republic in southwestern Africa on the Atlantic Ocean; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975 and was the scene of civil war until 1990
burundi, republic of burundi - a landlocked republic in east central Africa on the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika
cameroon, cameroun, republic of cameroon - a republic on the western coast of central Africa; was under French and British control until 1960
central africa, central african republic - a landlocked country in central Africa; formerly under French control; became independent in 1960
chad, republic of chad, tchad - a landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa; was under French control until 1960
congo, french congo, republic of the congo - a republic in west-central Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960
belgian congo, congo, democratic republic of the congo, zaire - a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960
cote d'ivoire, ivory coast, republic of cote d'ivoire - a republic in western Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; one of the most prosperous and politically stable countries in Africa
benin, dahomey, republic of benin - a country on western coast of Africa; formerly under French control
togo, togolese republic - a republic on the western coast of Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; formerly under French control
afars and issas, djibouti, republic of djibouti - a country in northeastern Africa on the Somali peninsula; formerly under French control but became independent in 1997
equatorial guinea, republic of equatorial guinea, spanish guinea - a country of west central Africa (including islands in the Gulf of Guinea); became independent from Spain in 1968
eritrea, state of eritrea - an African country to the north of Ethiopia on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Ethiopia in 1993
abyssinia, ethiopia, federal democratic republic of ethiopia, yaltopya - Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; formerly called Abyssinia
ruanda, rwanda, rwandese republic - a landlocked republic in central Africa; formerly a German colony
botswana, republic of botswana - a landlocked republic in south-central Africa that became independent from British control in the 1960s
arab republic of egypt, egypt, united arab republic - a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
kenya, republic of kenya - a republic in eastern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1963; major archeological discoveries have been made in the Great Rift Valley in Kenya
gabon, gabonese republic, gabun - a republic on the west coast of Africa
gambia, republic of the gambia, the gambia - a narrow republic surrounded by Senegal in West Africa
ghana, gold coast, republic of ghana - a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea
french guinea, guinea, republic of guinea - a republic in western Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958
guine-bissau, guinea-bissau, portuguese guinea, republic of guinea-bissau - a republic on the northwestern coast of Africa; recognized as independent by Portugal in 1974
basutoland, kingdom of lesotho, lesotho - a landlocked constitutional monarchy in southern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1966
liberia, republic of liberia - a republic in West Africa; established in 1822 by Americans as a way to free negro slaves
libya, socialist people's libyan arab jamahiriya - a military dictatorship in northern Africa on the Mediterranean; consists almost entirely of desert; a major exporter of petroleum
madagascar, malagasy republic, republic of madagascar - a republic on the island of Madagascar; achieved independence from France in 1960
malawi, nyasaland, republic of malawi - a landlocked republic in southern central Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964
french sudan, mali, republic of mali - a landlocked republic in northwestern Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960; Mali was a center of West African civilization for more than 4,000 years
islamic republic of mauritania, mauritania, mauritanie, muritaniya - a country in northwestern Africa with a provisional military government; achieved independence from France in 1960; largely western Sahara Desert
al-magrib, kingdom of morocco, maroc, marruecos, morocco - a kingdom (constitutional monarchy) in northwestern Africa with a largely Muslim population; achieved independence from France in 1956
mocambique, mozambique, republic of mozambique - a republic on the southeastern coast of Africa on the Mozambique Channel; became independent from Portugal in 1975
niger, republic of niger - a landlocked republic in West Africa; gained independence from France in 1960; most of the country is dominated by the Sahara Desert
federal republic of nigeria, nigeria - a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; gained independence from Britain in 1960; most populous African country
republic of senegal, senegal - a republic in northwestern Africa on the coast of the Atlantic; formerly a French colony but achieved independence in 1960
republic of sierra leone, sierra leone - a republic in West Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1961
somalia - a republic in extreme eastern Africa on the Somali peninsula; subject to tribal warfare
republic of south africa, south africa - a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers)
republic of the sudan, soudan, sudan - a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom in 1956
kingdom of swaziland, swaziland - a landlocked monarchy in southeastern Africa; member of the commonwealth that achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1968
tanzania, united republic of tanzania - a republic in eastern Africa
republic of tunisia, tunisia - a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean coast; achieved independence from France in 1956
republic of uganda, uganda - a landlocked republic in eastern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1962
northern rhodesia, republic of zambia, zambia - a republic in central Africa; formerly controlled by Great Britain and called Northern Rhodesia until it gained independence within the commonwealth in 1964
republic of zimbabwe, rhodesia, southern rhodesia, zimbabwe - a landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly called Rhodesia; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1980
part meronym: africa - 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
synonym: african nation