Central African

American  

adjective

1. of or relating to the Central African Republic, its inhabitants, or their language.

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noun

1. an inhabitant or native of the Central African Republic.

Example Sentences

Brown’s 2021 visit to Africa’s central spot, in the Central African Republic, required hiring a helicopter and bringing along a few machine-gun-toting government soldiers so he could shoulder through dense jungle to the appointed coordinates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

He was also in Afghanistan, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Central African Republic and worked on close protection in Israel, Cyprus and the UK.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

There had been some recent engagement by the DR Congo, but Mahmood warned the Central African nation needed "to play by the rules".

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025

Although the courts rejected the bans, Dologuele, who previously ran for the top job in 2020, was stripped of his Central African passport in mid-October even after giving up his French citizenship.

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025

In the back of a friend’s truck, covered with manioc leaves, we left Stanleyville late at night and crossed over into the Central African Republic near Bangassou.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver