African
adjective
of or from Africa; belonging to the Black peoples of Africa.
trans-African
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a word derived from
African.
Example Sentences
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Mirroring the changes taking place in China itself, China's relationship with Africa is "changing and maturing month by month as both parties better understand each other," says Geoffrey White, CEO of the trans-African conglomerate Lonrho.
From Time ● Jun. 25, 2010
Says Hatfield: "There was not, is not, and never will be any connection between her real estate dealings and my senatorial responsibilities, including my support for a trans-African pipeline."
From Time Magazine Archive
Allied seizure of Dakar alone would be mainly a defensive measure, depriving the Germans of a position from which they could attack the Allies' trans-African routes and the Atlantic waterway feeding those routes.
From Time Magazine Archive
The first section of the trans-African railway, from St. Paul de Loanda to Ambaca, has been completed.
From Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888 by Various
Rhodes sought his aid in his trans-African telegraph scheme but Leopold was too shrewd for him.
From An African Adventure by Isaac Frederick Marcosson
