"for Africa" meaning in English

See for Africa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Audio: En-au-for Africa.ogg
Etymology: Suggesting large aid donations to the Third World. Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} for Africa, {{en-PP}} for Africa
  1. (slang, New Zealand) In abundance. Tags: New-Zealand, slang
    Sense id: en-for_Africa-en-prep_phrase-is07n5rx Categories (other): New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 99 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 99 1
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see for, Africa.
    Sense id: en-for_Africa-en-prep_phrase-KK8Oc021
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          "text": "Every Christmas, my mother makes fruitcakes for Africa.",
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