Definitions for african
ˈæf rɪ kənafrican

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. Africanadjective

   a native or inhabitant of Africa

2. Africanadjective

   of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples

   "African languages"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. Africannoun

   A native of Africa; also one ethnologically belonging to an African race.

2. Africanadjective

   Of or pertaining to Africa.

3. Etymology: As a noun in Old English as Africanas "Africans" (only plural). From Africānae.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Africanadjective

   of or pertaining to Africa

2. Africannoun

   a native of Africa; also one ethnologically belonging to an African race

3. Etymology: [L. Africus, Africanus, fr. Afer African.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. African

   af′rik-an, adj. pertaining to Africa—also Af′ric.—ns. Af′rican, a native of Africa; Africand′er, one born of white parents in Cape Colony or other parts of South Africa. [L. Africus, Africanus—Afer, African.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'african' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2318

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'african' in Adjectives Frequency: #314

Anagrams for african »

1. Francia

How to pronounce african?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of african in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of african in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of african in a Sentence

1. Warrick Butler:

   The ramifications to the South African rating are significant ... given our government's insistence on backing them by underwriting their funding requirements, eskom as junk is but a.

2. Joseph Ravenell:

   Medical mistrust has been an important barrier to African-Americans seeking health care, and so the barbershop -- where men go on a monthly basis and have an opportunity to develop a rapport with a trusted key opinion leader in the community -- that rapport is a perfect foundation for talking about health, we know that when it comes to people being receptive to health messages, the setting and the mood that people are in can have an impact on how open they are to receiving those messages.

3. Elijah Cummings:

   In a way he would be pleased to have seen the first African-American elected president, to have seen many doors opened for people like me and others who now have opportunities that would not have had them back then, but at the same time, when we see a guy like Bannon, who is, as far as I'm concerned, a white supremacist-type person, sitting in the White House, sitting in the White House, and I'm paying his salary, I think he would be very disappointed.

4. Societe Generale analyst Andrew Holland:

   It's a way of providing a sop to South African shareholders.

5. Emily Smith:

   I did start out this election supporting Hillary because I thought it's time to have a woman president -- we just took a huge leap and bound, electing someone who is an African-American, why can't we have a woman? but then Bernie ran for president and I loved his ideas. It's outrageous that I'm going to be $80,000 in debt.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=african
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/African
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/african
4. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=african