/ Dictionary / Index A Africa: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Af•ri•ca Pronunciation: (af'ri-ku), [key] — n. a continent S of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian oceans. 551,000,000; ab. 11,700,000 sq. mi. (30,303,000 sq. km). —adj. African. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: africa (Thesaurus) Afric African Related Content Daily Word Quiz: verbose Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language