African

Af·ri·can (

-k

adj.

Of or relating to Africa or its peoples, languages, or cultures.

1. A native or inhabitant of Africa.

2. A person of African descent.

African [ˈæfrɪkən]

adj

(Placename) (Social Science / Peoples) (Linguistics / Languages) denoting or relating to Africa or any of its peoples, languages, nations, etc.

1. (Social Science / Peoples) a native, inhabitant, or citizen of any of the countries of Africa

2. (Social Science / Peoples) a member or descendant of any of the peoples of Africa, esp a Black

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	African - a native or inhabitant of Africa individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" Black African - an African who is Black Eurafrican - a person of mixed European and African descent Algerian - a native or inhabitant of Algeria Angolan - a native or inhabitant of Angola Basotho - a member of a subgroup of people who inhabit Lesotho Bantu - a member of any of a large number of linguistically related peoples of Central and South Africa Beninese - a native or inhabitant of Benin Burundian - a native or inhabitant of Burundi Cameroonian - a native or inhabitant of Cameroon Carthaginian - a native or inhabitant of ancient Carthage Chadian - a native or inhabitant of Chad Cewa, Chewa, Chichewa - a member of the Bantu-speaking people of Malawi and eastern Zambia and northern Zimbabwe Congolese - a native or inhabitant of the Republic of the Congo Djiboutian - a native or inhabitant of Djibouti Egyptian - a native or inhabitant of Egypt Ethiopian - a native or inhabitant of Ethiopia Ewe - a member of a people living in southern Benin and Togo and southeastern Ghana Fellata, Fula, Fulah, Fulani, Fulbe - a member of a pastoral and nomadic people of western Africa; they are traditionally cattle herders of Muslim faith Gabonese - a native or inhabitant of Gabon Kenyan - a native or inhabitant of Kenya Liberian - a native or inhabitant of Liberia Libyan - a native or inhabitant of Libya Madagascan - a native or inhabitant of Madagascar Malawian - a native or inhabitant of Malawi Malian - a native or inhabitant of Mali Mauritanian - a native or inhabitant of Mauritania Moroccan - a native or inhabitant of Morocco Mozambican - a native or inhabitant of Mozambique Namibian - a native or inhabitant of Namibia Nigerian - a native or inhabitant of Nigeria Nigerien - a native or inhabitant of Niger Senegalese - a native or inhabitant of Senegal Sierra Leonean - a native or inhabitant of Sierra Leone South African - a native or inhabitant of South Africa Sudanese - a native or inhabitant of Sudan Swazi - a member of a southeast African people living in Swaziland and adjacent areas Tanzanian - a native or inhabitant of Tanzania Togolese - a native or inhabitant of Togo Tuareg - a member of a nomadic Berber people of the Sahara Tunisian - a native or inhabitant of Tunisia Ugandan - a native or inhabitant of Uganda Gambian - a native or inhabitant of Gambia Ghanian - a native or inhabitant of Ghana Guinean - a native or inhabitant of Guinea Rwandan - a native or inhabitant of Rwanda Somali, Somalian - a member of a tall dark (mostly Muslim) people inhabiting Somalia Xhosa - a member of the Negroid people of southern South Africa Zairean, Zairese - a native or inhabitant of Zaire Zambian - a native or inhabitant of Zambia Zimbabwean - a native or inhabitant of Zimbabwe Zulu - a member of the tall Negroid people of eastern South Africa; some live in KwaZulu-Natal under the traditional clan system but many now work in the cities Berber - a member of an indigenous people of northern Africa
Adj.	1.	African - of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples; "African languages"

Translations

African [ˈæfrɪkən]

A. ADJ → africano

B. N → africano/a m/f

African [ˈæfrɪkən]

adj → africain(e)

n → Africain(e) m/f
African-American [ˌæfrɪkənəˈmɛrɪkən]

adj → afro-antillais(e)

n → Afro-Antillais(e) m/f

African

n → Afrikaner(in) m(f)

adj → afrikanisch

African [ˈæfrɪkən] adj & n → africano/a

African → إفريقي, من أفريقيا Afričan, africký afrikaner, afrikansk Afrikaner, afrikanisch αφρικανικός, Αφρικανός africano afrikkalainen Africain afrički, Afrikanac africano アフリカの, アフリカ人 아프리카 사람, 아프리카의 Afrikaan, Afrikaans afrikaner, afrikansk Afrykańczyk, afrykański africano африканец, африканский afrikan, afrikansk เกี่ยวกับอัฟริกา, ชาวอัฟริกัน Afrikalı người Châu Phi, thuộc Châu Phi 非洲人, 非洲的

Mentioned in	?		References in classic literature	?		Dictionary browser	?		Full browser	?
AAVE African American African bowstring hemp African country African daisy African gray African grey African hemp African lily African mahogany African nation African tulip African violet African-American African-American music Afro-American agapanthus Agapanthus africanus Arctotis			"Five Weeks in a Balloon" is, in a measure, a satire on modern books of African travel. Five Weeks in a Balloon by Verne, Jules View in context Why, I never did believe it, even back in the wilds of your African jungle, when you tore the raw meat of your kills with mighty jaws, like some wild beast, and wiped your greasy hands upon your thighs. The Return of Tarzan by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context Usually he passed the dispenser of the dentist's cards without reducing his store; but tonight the African slipped one into his hand so deftly that he retained it there smiling a little at the successful feat. The Four Million by Henry, O. View in context			aforcing afore Afore the mast Aforecited Aforegoing Aforehand aforementioned Aforenamed aforesaid aforethought aforetime afoul afoul of AFP Afr. AFRAeS afraid Aframomum Aframomum melegueta Afrasian Afrasian language afreet afresh Afric Africa African African American African American English African American Vernacular English African bowstring hemp African buffalo African chameleon African clawed frog African coral snake African country African crocodile African daisy African elephant African gray African green monkey African grey African hemp African holly African horse sickness African hunting dog African lily African love grass African mahogany African marigold African millet African monitor			Africa White Farmers Co-operative Africa Women and Child Africa World Business Congress Africa World Festival of Documentary Films Africa Youth Ministries Uganda Africa's Brain Gain, Inc. Africa, Europe, Middle East Africa, Horn of Africa, Horn of Africa, Horn of Africa, Horn of Africa, Middle East and Eastern Europe Africa, Roman Africa, the scramble for Africa-America-Asia-Europe-Oceania Africa-Asia Business Forum Africa-Canada Parliamentary Strengthening Program Africa-EU Africa-Europe Faith Justice Network Africa-Indian Ocean Planning and Implementation Regional Group Africa-Indian Ocean Region Meteorological Bulletin Exchange Africa-Indian Ocean Traffic Forecasting Group Africa-Middle East Theater Africa/North Africa Africa/North Africa Africaans Africaans Africaans/Afrikaans Africaine, L' African African & Caribbean Society African Academy of Sciences African Access to Knowledge Alliance African Action on AIDS African adder African adder African adders African adders African Adventure Tours Online African Aeronautics and Space Agency African Affairs African Agricultural Economics Education Network African Agricultural Technology Foundation African AIDS Vaccine Programme African Airlines Association African albino clawed frog African albino clawed frogs African Alliance of Rhode Island African American African American African American -- U.S. Lexicon African American -- U.S. Lexicon African American Adolescent Respect Scale African American Adoption Agency African American Adoption and Permanency Planning Agency African American AIDS African American AIDS Task Force African American Antiplatelet Stroke Prevention Study

African playV2('en/US/d3/d3djdysfd7dydssfhn');playV2('en/UK/d3/d3djdysfd7dydssfhn')

African