Afric
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of Afric
1580–90; < Latin Āfricus, equivalent to Āfr-, stem of Āfer African + -icus -ic
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Afric McGlade, a former intensive care nurse who arrived to the service station minutes after the explosion happened, described the devastation she saw.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2022
He added in a telephone interview from Berlin that he had heard rumors that Afric had received Russian start-up funding, but said he had no problem with that.
From New York Times ● Oct. 29, 2019
Mr. Matemulane runs a think tank called Afric, which describes itself on its website as “funded by donors with a common passion to foster Africa’s development,” without mentioning Russia.
From New York Times ● Oct. 29, 2019
Afric and the IAC are IRA offshoots, according to the documents.
From The Guardian ● May 8, 2019
He was afraid the stable boys at the Afric Queen struck at him, bullied him because he was timid, so he took upon himself the feeding and care of the animal.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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