See also: african
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- Afric (poetic, archaic)
EtymologyEdit
As a noun in Old English as Africanas "Africans" (only plural). From Latin Africānae. In Middle English as Aufrican . Early Modern English Aphricane, Africans. The adjective appears in the 16th century, as Affricane, Africane, African.
Latin Africus is from Afri (singular Afer), the name of an ancient people of North Africa (near Carthage, in modern Tunisia), with the suffix -icus. Africānus is formed by addition of the -ānus suffix.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
African (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to Africa.
Derived termsEdit
- African elephant
- African hemp
- African marigold
- African oak
- African penguin
- African teak
- African violet
- North African
- South African
HyponymsEdit
TranslationsEdit
of, or pertaining to Africa
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NounEdit
African (plural Africans)
- A native of Africa; also one ethnologically belonging to an African race.
- Maghrebis and Subsaharans constitute the majority of Africans.
HyponymsEdit
TranslationsEdit
a native of Africa
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