What does African mean?
Definitions for African
ˈæf rɪ kənAfrican
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Princeton's WordNet
African(adj)
a native or inhabitant of Africa
African(adj)
of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples
"African languages"
Wiktionary
African(Noun)
A native of Africa; also one ethnologically belonging to an African race.
Etymology: As a noun in Old English as Africanas "Africans" (only plural). From Africānae.
African(Adjective)
Of or pertaining to Africa.
Etymology: As a noun in Old English as Africanas "Africans" (only plural). From Africānae.
Webster Dictionary
African(adj)
of or pertaining to Africa
Etymology: [L. Africus, Africanus, fr. Afer African.]
African(noun)
a native of Africa; also one ethnologically belonging to an African race
Etymology: [L. Africus, Africanus, fr. Afer African.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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.]
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'African' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2318
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'African' in Adjectives Frequency: #314
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of African in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of African in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of African in a Sentence
Michael Jackson tweeted on March 26. The controversy over the condition of the elephant has gone all the way to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. The socialist leader said that Ruperta’s condition is due to old age and that the claim that she is underfed is a conspiracy driven by enemies of the state trying to demoralize the country and, especially, children. Ruperta is 46 years old, middle aged for an African elephant that typically live to age 65 or 70. Maribel Garcia, the animal rights activist who first sounded the alarms on Ruperta’s health, told Fox News that for too long the elephant had been eating just pumpkins and some grass. The elephant should be weighing 7 tons, Maribel Garcia explained, but Maribel Garcia is currently at just 4. Elephants feed on carrots, grass, vegetables, fruits and bamboo leaves, we believe that the diet of just pumpkins and the absence of her veterinarian who has treated her for more than 10 years influenced the elephant to be in that state.
2018 is a very good year for equalizing the plight of humanity, as we explore the African American history, what else will be uncovered?
Clearly being an adviser who has a strong team in Paris means that they have been able to represent many sovereigns at the Paris Club, they (Lazard) have taken a lot of Francophone African nations through the Paris Club process and have very good experience of advising sovereigns on working within the framework of a financial assistance programme with the IMF.
To me, he's not like an African man. He doesn't even have a building or a business here.
I want you to realize that all African-American communities are not places of depression and where people are being harmed, when we hear those words about carnage and we are living in depressed situations, I told him it was very hurtful.
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- AfričanCzech
- afrikanischGerman
- africanoSpanish
- afrikkalainenFinnish
- africainFrench
- AfrikaIndonesian
- AfrikaanseDutch
- africanoPortuguese
- africanRomanian
- afrikanskSwedish
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