Definition of African

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African
adj. of or pertaining to Africa or its culture
n. native or resident of Africa

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African Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
African
(n.)
A native of Africa; also one ethnologically belonging to an African race.
  
(a.)
Of or pertaining to Africa.
  

WordNet 2.0
African

Noun
1. a native or inhabitant of Africa
(hypernym) person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
(hyponym) Black African

Adjective
1. of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples; "African languages"
(pertainym) Africa

The Devil's Dictionary
AFRICAN
African, (n.)

A nigger that votes our way.
  

English Slang Dictionary v1.2
African
cannabis

hEnglish - advanced version
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.
african
\af"ri*can\, n. a native of africa; also one ethnologically belonging to an african race.


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 african elephant 
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 african daisy 
 african swallowwort 
 african teak 
 african tulip 
 south african prune 
 south african dutch 
 african walnut 
 african polecat 
 african rosewood 
 african marigold 
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 african lily 

Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1
African
n., Afracach m.
adj., Afracach


African Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries

Owls of the World
Bay Owl, African
FamilyTytonidae 
SubfamilyPhodilinae (Bay Owls)
Genus: Phodilus
Species: Phodilus prigoginei (Tyto prigoginei)

Country Data Codes
Central African Republic
CF (Internet),
CF (ISO 3166),
CAF (ISO 3166),
CT (FIPS 10-4)


African Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30,221,532 km² (11,668,545 sq mi) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area, and 20.4% of the total land area. With more than 900,000,000 people (as of 2005) in 61 territories, it accounts for about 14% of the world's human population. The continent is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Suez Canal and the Red Sea to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. There are 46 countries including Madagascar, and 53 including all the island groups.

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