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...
- of African Unity (OAU). In July 2004, the African Union's Pan-African Parliament (PAP) was relocated to Midrand, in South Africa, but the African Commission...
- In 2022, South Africa was placed sixth out of 48 sub-Saharan African countries on the Ibrahim Index of African Governance. South Africa scored well in...
- groups of Africa. African Americans constitute the second largest ethno-racial group in the U.S. after White Americans. The term "African American" generally...
- ****embly of the African Union, a semi-annual meeting of the heads of state and government of its member states. The AU's secretariat, the African Union Commission...
- recent emigration from Africa. The African Union (AU) defines the African diaspora as consisting: "of people of native or partial African origin living outside...
- present-day Central African Republic. The European invasion of Central African territory began in the late 19th century during the Scramble for Africa. Europeans...
- savannas, shrublands and gr****lands. The African wildcat is the ancestor of the domestic cat (F. catus). Some African wildcats were domesticated about 10,000...
- largely displaced indigenous African religions, are often adapted to African cultural contexts and belief systems. African people often combine the practice...
- The African humid period (AHP; also known by other names) was a climate period in Africa during the late Pleistocene and Holocene geologic epochs, when...