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African mahogany
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Africanize
Af·ri·can·ize [ áffrikə nz ] (past and past participle Af·ri·can·ized, present participle Af·ri·can·iz·ing, 3rd person present singular Af·ri·can·izes)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. make something African: to make something African in character
2. employ black African people in something: in postcolonial Africa, to replace white employees with black African staff in a business or political organization

Af·ri·can·iza·tion [ àffrikəni záyshən ] noun
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