Africa vs Malagasy Republic

Africa and Malagasy Republic both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Africa	Yes	No	No	No
Malagasy Republic	Yes	No	No	No

Africa (noun)	Malagasy Republic (noun)
the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean	a republic on the island of Madagascar; achieved independence from France in 1960