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African
[ af-ri-kuhn ]
noun
- a native or inhabitant of Africa.
- (loosely) a Black person or other person of African ancestry.
African
/ ˈæڰɪə /
adjective
- denoting or relating to Africa or any of its peoples, languages, nations, etc
noun
- a native, inhabitant, or citizen of any of the countries of Africa
- a member or descendant of any of the peoples of Africa, esp a Black person
Other Word Forms
- ۾··Ա noun
- t-۾· adjective
- ԴDz-۾· adjective noun
- ·۾· adjective noun
- d-۾· adjective noun
- ٰԲ-۾· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of African1
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Example Sentences
Here, we look at the three previous African popes - and how they got Christians to celebrate Easter Sunday and St Valentine's Day.
African captives turned American captives often remained as such when society transitioned from enslavement to Jim Crow.
The East African nation's constitution guarantees the right to peaceful protest, and the deaths caused a public outcry.
But standing in for Ramaphosa in a speech at South Africa's Freedom Day celebration in the eastern province of Mpumalanga, Mantashe criticised South African citizens who have called on Trump to "punish" the country.
A young female South African doctor has sparked a nationwide conversation about a form of domestic abuse often shrouded in silence - financial abuse.
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