Definition of African. Meaning of African. Synonyms of African

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Definition of African

African
African Af"ri*can, n. A native of Africa; also one ethnologically belonging to an African race.
African
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.

Meaning of African from wikipedia

- Look up African in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. African or Africans may refer to: Anything from or pertaining to the continent of Africa: People who...
- Latino Americans. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of Africans enslaved in the United States. Most African Americans are descendants...
- In 2022, South Africa placed sixth out of 48 sub-Saharan African countries on the Ibrahim Index of African Governance. South Africa scored well in the...
- geologically part of the African continent. Algeria is Africa's largest country by area, and Nigeria is its largest by po****tion. African nations cooperate...
- neighborhoods in the U.S. that are predominantly African American or that are strongly ****ociated with African-American culture— either currently or historically...
- Sahara. These include Central Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, and West Africa. Geopolitically, in addition to the African countries and territories...
- North Africa (sometimes Northern Africa) is a region encomp****ing the northern portion of the African continent. There is no singularly accepted scope...
- East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of...
- South Africa; football was divided into numerous institutions based on race: the (White) South African Football ****ociation, the South African Indian...
- The Central African Republic (CAR), formerly known as Ubangi-Shari, is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan...