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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
/ ˈæfrɪkən /
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 Words From
- Afri·can·ness noun
- inter-Afri·can adjective
- non-Afri·can adjective noun
- pro·Afri·can adjective noun
- pseudo-Afri·can adjective noun
- trans-Afri·can adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of African1
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Example Sentences
Paperback publishers distributed their titles in African-American neighborhoods because it expanded their market base.
Ed Brooke, the first African-American Senator since Reconstruction, embraced fights with the left and right.
Still, for all of this, South Carolina is now represented in the U.S. Senate by Tim Scott, a Republican and an African-American.
Finally, we have a major film on civil rights in which African Americans are the heroes in their own story.
Among African Americans, the likes of Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, or Jeremiah Wright cannot do it.
I looked up at sound of a startled exclamation, and beheld the round African physog of Lyn Rowan's colored mammy.
Mr. Ernescliffe manages him very well—used to illness on that African coast, and the doctor is very fond of him.
South African railways enjoy one great advantage—cheap coal for their engines.
The celebrated African farmer of Cedar creek, Del., died, almost 118 years of age.
She spoke in a strange language, no doubt some African tongue, but one which Rita understood perfectly.
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