dark continent
dark con·ti·nent
D d Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [dahrk kon-tn-uh nt]
- /dɑrk ˈkɒn tn ənt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [dahrk kon-tn-uh nt]
- /dɑrk ˈkɒn tn ənt/
Definitions of dark continent words
- noun dark continent Africa, especially before the late 19th cent. when little was known of it 3
- noun dark continent Africa: so called, especially during the 19th century, because little was known about it. 1
- noun dark continent (Informal) (dated) Africa. 0
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Origin of dark continent
First appearance:
before 1875 One of the 25% newest English words
First recorded in 1875-80
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Parts of speech for Dark continent
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dark continent popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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