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african
/ˈæfɹəkən/
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What does african mean?
adjective
- Of or pertaining to Africa.
- Black; (dated, offensive) synonym of negroid.
noun
- A native of Africa; also one ethnologically belonging to an African race.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈæfɹəkən/
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And this was natural enough, as we were in an equatorial forest, with the sun right above our heads, an African forest.
Certain birds perform their love-antics on the wing, as we have seen with the black African weaver, instead of on the ground.
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The Indian species is considerably smaller than the African variety, and the mane is seldom so dark in colour, or so shaggy.
The carving on the boats and the beautiful reed-work on the chiefs' houses were different from the work of other African tribes.
He was a genuine African, and had inherited some of the so-called magical powers, said to be possessed by African and eastern nations.