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African
6 ENTRIES FOUND:
African
(noun)
African–American
(noun)
African violet
(noun)
Central African Republic
(proper noun)
Africa
(proper noun)
South Africa
(proper noun)
African
/
ˈ
æfrɪkən/
noun
plural
Africans
African
/
ˈ
æfrɪkən/
noun
plural
Africans
Britannica Dictionary definition of AFRICAN
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1
:
a person born, raised, or living in Africa
2
:
a descendant of Africans
— African
adjective
African
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