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Definition of Central africa

1. Noun. A landlocked country in central Africa; formerly under French control; became independent in 1960.

Definition of Central africa

1. Proper noun. A core region of the African continent which includes Burundi, the Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Central africa

1. The geographical area of africa comprising cameroon, central african republic, chad, congo, equatorial guinea, gabon, and democratic republic of the congo. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Central Africa

Literary usage of Central africa

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1887)
"TIIK PEOPLE OF central africa. THE northern boundary of the Bantu language, to which almost all tribes and nations of central africa belong, ..."

2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"Before leaving for central africa he spent eight months on the Lebanon and at other places in Syria to acquaint himself with the rites and customs of the ..."

3. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1849)
"COMMERCE OF central africa. THE attention of the English has long since been directed to the commerce of central africa. This has been one of their avowed ..."

4. Proceedings by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain), Norton Shaw, Francis Galton, William Spottiswoode, Clements Robert Markham, Henry Walter Bates, John Scott Keltie (1859)
"At the close of his paper Mr. Macqueen makes the following remarks on the commercial value of South central africa :— " In taking a general survey of Africa ..."

5. Proceedings by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain), Norton Shaw, Francis Galton, William Spottiswoode, Clements Robert Markham, Henry Walter Bates, John Scott Keltie (1888)
"OX THE INFLUENCE OK ARAB TRADERS IN WEST central africa. ticable to ride. It appeared that most of the summits, if approached •with judgment, ..."

6. The Quarterly Review by William Gifford, George Walter Prothero, John Gibson Lockhart, John Murray, Whitwell Elwin, John Taylor Coleridge, Rowland Edmund Prothero Ernle, William Macpherson, William Smith (1889)
"The Story of the Universities' Mission to central africa. ... Memoir of Edward Steere, third Missionary Bishop in central africa. By Rev. ..."

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