"black Africa" meaning in English

See black Africa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Black Africa [alternative]
Etymology: From black (“a dark-skinned person”) + Africa (“distinguishing the area from Egypt and the Maghreb”) Compare earlier racist tropes such as darkest Africa. Etymology templates: {{com|en|black|Africa|t1=a dark-skinned person|t2=distinguishing the area from Egypt and the Maghreb}} black (“a dark-skinned person”) + Africa (“distinguishing the area from Egypt and the Maghreb”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} black Africa
  1. Synonym of sub-Saharan Africa. Synonyms: sub-Saharan Africa [synonym, synonym-of] Derived forms: blackest Africa
    Sense id: en-black_Africa-en-name-YTmUE7lU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Africa

Alternative forms

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