Afric
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of Afric
1580–90; < Latin Āfricus, equivalent to Āfr-, stem of Āfer African + -icus -ic
Example Sentences
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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
‘Why, yes,’ said startled Mr. Lorne, ‘sometime—but there’s no such a hurry. We’ve been hiring a boy from the Afric Queen for a month and ‘Will I do?’
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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