Africa vs Republic of The Gambia

Africa and Republic of The Gambia both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Africa	Yes	No	No	No
Republic of The Gambia	Yes	No	No	No

Africa (noun)	Republic of The Gambia (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 narrow republic surrounded by Senegal in West Africa