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Pan-African

American  
[pan-af-ri-kuhn] / ˈpænˈæf rɪ kən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to all African nations or peoples.

  2. of or relating to Pan-Africanism.


Pan-African British  

adjective

  1. of or relating to all African countries or the advocacy of political unity among African countries

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noun

  1. a supporter of the Pan-African movement

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Other Word Forms

  • Pan-Africanism noun

Example Sentences

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Mwanase Ahmed of the pan-African human rights defender told AFP the announcement is "very worrying" and a clear sign of an imminent internet shutdown during the election.

From Barron's

Brumelda Zuma has not previously had a national profile, unlike her half-sister who had represented South Africa in the Pan-African Parliament.

From BBC

Edward Lawrence, co-founder of Workonline Communications, a Pan-African network operator based in Johannesburg, said that until the world transitions to IPv6, the addresses that Lu leases out should be given back to Afrinic, so that other networks can use them to grow.

From The Wall Street Journal

She was also appointed to the African Union's Pan-African Parliament.

From BBC

That campaign was spearheaded by a Burkinabe account that used fake screen captures purporting to be from French broadcaster France 24 and a falsified graphic attributed to pan-African weekly magazine Jeune Afrique.

From Barron's