Definitions for African
ˈæf rɪ kənAfrican

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. African(adj)

   a native or inhabitant of Africa

2. African(adj)

   of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples

   "African languages"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. African(Noun)

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

2. African(Adjective)

   Of or pertaining to Africa.

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

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. African(adj)

   of or pertaining to Africa

2. African(noun)

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

Origin: [L. Africus, Africanus, fr. Afer African.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.]

Editors Contribution(5.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. african

   People who are native and original to Africa, descendants of natives of Africa, or individuals who trace their ancestry and origin to indigenous inhabitants of Africa.

   Submitted by anonymous on October 15, 2018  

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?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Arif Chowdhury:

   In Africa, we say that we are African.

2. Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov:

   Genius is an African who dreams up snow.

3. Donald Trump:

   And by the way, he has done nothing for African-Americans.

4. Agriculture Undersecretary Ted McKinney:

   It's tough to say whether African swine fever is contained.

5. Societe Generale analyst Andrew Holland:

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

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