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African has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

a native or inhabitant of Africa

"The african traveler shared stories about her village in Kenya."

2

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

"The african community gathered in the village square to celebrate their shared heritage and cultural traditions."

In plain English: An African is someone who was born on or has strong ties to the continent of Africa.

"The African sat quietly in his village square, weaving intricate patterns into baskets for sale to passing tourists."

Adjective
1

of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples

"African languages"

2

Of or pertaining to Africa.

"The african sun rose over the savanna, casting long shadows across the golden grass."

In plain English: African describes anything that comes from, is related to, or belongs to Africa and its people.

"She loves traveling to African countries like Kenya and South Africa."

Example Sentences
"She loves traveling to African countries like Kenya and South Africa." adj
"The African sat quietly in his village square, weaving intricate patterns into baskets for sale to passing tourists." noun
"The local african served as the guide for our safari trip across the savanna." noun
"She was hired as an african to assist with traditional weaving techniques in the village." noun
"Many tourists visit the park hoping to see a rare african roaming freely among the acacia trees." noun
See Also
chimurenga sand cat black addax touch of tarbrush quadroon afrabian gonakie
Related Terms
chimurenga sand cat black addax touch of tarbrush quadroon afrabian gonakie mgqashiyo africanis bubale zebra kigelia negrillo afro caribbean common eland jako blackness mpingo umbanda
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
person
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
Black African Eurafrican Algerian Angolan Basotho Bantu Beninese Burundian Cameroonian Carthaginian Chadian Chewa Congolese Djiboutian Egyptian Ethiopian Ewe Fulani Gabonese Kenyan Liberian Libyan Madagascan Malawian Malian Mauritanian Moroccan Mozambican Namibian Nigerian Nigerien Senegalese Sierra Leonean South African Sudanese Swazi Tanzanian Togolese Tuareg Tunisian Ugandan Gambian Ghanian Guinean Rwandan Somalian Xhosa Zairese Zambian Zimbabwean Zulu Berber

Origin

The word "African" comes from Latin Āfri, which was originally used to describe an ancient people living near modern-day Carthage and Tunisia before being adopted into English in the 16th century. While it began as a plural noun referring specifically to members of this group, its meaning eventually broadened to apply generally to anyone or anything from Africa.

Rhyming Words
can scan ican alcan lycan lucan incan tucan lacan recan oscan decan pecan pocan rican tacan flucan youcan rescan narcan
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