Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)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.]

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

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

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

1. Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov:

   Genius is an African who dreams up snow.

2. Donald Trump:

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

3. Societe Generale analyst Andrew Holland:

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

4. Willie Spies:

   South African authorities will take a long-term approach on this.

5. Bernie Sanders:

   Who denies that African-American youth unemployment, real, is over 50%.

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