African — Af ri*can, a. [L. Africus, Africanus, fr. Afer African.] Of or pertaining to Africa. [1913 Webster] {African hemp}, a fiber prepared from the leaves of the {Sanseviera Guineensis}, a plant found in Africa and India. {African marigold}, a tropical … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
African — may refer to: * African people, people who live in Africa or trace their ancestry to indigenous inhabitants of Africa * African (song), song by Peter Tosh from his 1977 album Equal Rights * The African , autobiographical story by French author… … Wikipedia
african — AFRICÁN, Ă, africani, e, s.m. şi f., adj. 1. s.m. şi f. Persoană care face parte din populaţia băştinaşă a Africii. 2. adj. Care aparţine Africii sau populaţiei ei, privitor la Africa sau la populaţia ei. – Africa (n.pr.) + suf. an. cf … Dicționar Român
African — ► NOUN 1) a person from Africa, especially a black person. 2) a person of black African descent. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to Africa or people of African descent. DERIVATIVES Africanize (also Africanise) verb … English terms dictionary
African — Af ri*can, n. A native of Africa; also one ethnologically belonging to an African race. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
African D — (unicode|Ɖ, unicode|ɖ) is a Latin letter representing the voiced retroflex plosive IPA | [ɖ] . Its lower case form is also used to represent this sound in the International Phonetic Alphabet.On computers, it is represented by the Unicode code… … Wikipedia
African — (n.) O.E. Africanas (plural), from L. Africanus (adj.), from Africa (see AFRICA (Cf. Africa)). Used of white residents of Africa from 1815; of black residents of the U.S. from 1790. As an adjective, by 1560s … Etymology dictionary
African — [af′ri kən] adj. of Africa, esp. sub Saharan Africa, or its peoples, languages, or cultures n. 1. a member of an indigenous ethnic group of Africa, esp. sub Saharan Africa 2. a person born or living in Africa … English World dictionary
African — Africanness, n. /af ri keuhn/, adj. 1. Also, Africa. of or from Africa; belonging to the black peoples of Africa n. 2. a native or inhabitant of Africa. 3. (loosely) a black or other person of African ancestry. [ < L Africanus, equiv. to… … Universalium
African — n. & adj. n. 1 a native of Africa (esp. a dark skinned person). 2 a person of African descent. adj. of or relating to Africa. Phrases and idioms: African American an American citizen of African origin or descent. African elephant the elephant,… … Useful english dictionary
