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Af⋅ri⋅can

  [af-ri-kuhn]
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–adjective
1. Also, Africa. of or from Africa; belonging to the black peoples of Africa
–noun
2. a native or inhabitant of Africa.
3. (loosely) a black or other person of African ancestry.
Origin:
< L Āfricānus, equiv. to Āfric(us) Afric + -ānus -an; cf. ME Aufrican, OE Africanas (nom. pl.)

Related forms:
Af⋅ri⋅can⋅ness, noun
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Af·ri·can   (āf'rĭ-kən)   
adj.  Of or relating to Africa or its peoples, languages, or cultures.
n.  
  1. A native or inhabitant of Africa.
  2. A person of African descent.
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African

Af"ri*can\, a. [L. Africus, Africanus, fr. Afer African.] Of or pertaining to Africa.

African hemp, a fiber prepared from the leaves of the Sanseviera Guineensis, a plant found in Africa and India.

African marigold, a tropical American plant (Tagetes erecta).

African oak or African teak, a timber furnished by Oldfieldia Africana, used in ship building.

African

Af"ri*can\, n. A native of Africa; also one ethnologically belonging to an African race.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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