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the-dark-continent

the-dark-con·ti·nent
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stressed th ee dahrk kon-tn-uh nt]
    • /stressed ði dɑrk ˈkɒn tn ənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stressed th ee dahrk kon-tn-uh nt]
    • /stressed ði dɑrk ˈkɒn tn ənt/

Definition of the-dark-continent word

  • noun the-dark-continent Africa: so called, especially during the 19th century, because little was known about it. 1

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Origin of the-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 The-dark-continent

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

the-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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