AFRICAN Definition & Meaning

African

[af-ri-kuhn]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

of or from Africa; belonging to the Black peoples of Africa.

noun

a native or inhabitant of Africa.
(loosely) a Black person or other person of African ancestry.

African

/ ˈæ�ڰ�ɪ��ə�� /

adjective

denoting or relating to Africa or any of its peoples, languages, nations, etc

noun

a native, inhabitant, or citizen of any of the countries of Africa
a member or descendant of any of the peoples of Africa, esp a Black person

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

Africanness noun
inter-African adjective
non-African adjective
proAfrican adjective
pseudo-African adjective
trans-African adjective

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of African¹

First recorded before 1000 for noun, 1540–60 for adjective; Middle English noun Affrican, Aufrican “an inhabitant of North Africa or the Roman province of Africa (approximately modern Tunisia),” Old English noun Africanas “Africans” (accusative plural), from Late Latin Ā�ڰ��Գܲ� “an inhabitant of Africa,” from Latin adjective Ā�ڰ��Գܲ� “pertaining to Africa, African,” from Ā�ڰ�� (short for terra Ā�ڰ�� “African land”) “the continent of Africa, the Roman province of Africa,” a derivative of Ā�ڰ�ī, plural of adjective and noun Ā�ڱ�� ( Āfra, Āfrum ) “pertaining to Africa, African,” as a noun “an inhabitant of North Africa”; further etymology uncertain; possibly akin to Phoenician ʾ��ڲ�� “dust”; possibly the name of a local Libyan tribe ancestral to the Berbers

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Example Sentences

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And even if all living rhinos were dehorned, desperate poachers could still kill them for the remaining horn on their heads, said Lucy Chimes, a black rhino ecologist at the South African nonprofit Wildlife ACT.

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Leinster led 19-0 at half-time and Conan believes the strong defensive effort to shut out South African visitors Bulls after racing into the lead helped his side over the line in the second half.

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Bavuma is South Africa's first black African batter, first black African to score a Test century, as well as the country's first black African captain.

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Now three scores down, the South Africans had to respond and they did.

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Well-oiled South African fans had filtered out of Lord's yesterday evening buoyantly going through their repertoire of songs after a blissful day of batting.

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Africa Africana

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