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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

African

/ăf'-rək-ən/ · Af·ri·can · IPA /ˈæf.ɹɪ.kən/
01 a. Of or pertaining to Africa.
  1. 1.
    Of or pertaining to Africa.
Phrases & compounds
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 — a timber furnished by Oldfieldia Africana, used in ship building.
02 n. A native of Africa; also one ethnologically belonging to an African race.
  1. 1.
    A native of Africa; also one ethnologically belonging to an African race.