African
adjective
of or from Africa; belonging to the Black peoples of Africa.
Africans
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pluralof African.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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One commentator on X said his death had "united Africans in celebration", external.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Enslaved Africans had lived in New York since its days as a Dutch colony.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Poverty, unemployment and bureaucratic red tape force tens of millions of Africans into work that is not regulated, taxed or protected by the government.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
"It's not really about raising funds. It's about getting our own Africans generally to be part and parcel of this refinery," Dangote said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
She handed out medicine to any of the local Africans, mostly fishermen, who were sick.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
