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African

Af·ri·can [ áffrikən ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
of Africa: relating to any part of the African continent, or its peoples, languages, or culture



noun  (plural Af·ri·cans)
Definition:
 
1. somebody from Africa: somebody who comes from Africa

2. somebody of African descent: somebody descended from a people of Africa

[Pre-12th century. < Latin Africanus< Afri "the ancient inhabitants of N Africa"]
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