african

Forms

Adjective
A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Comparative: more african
Superlative: most african

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural: africans

Definitions

Adjective
A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

1.Of or pertaining to Africa.
- Spain’s Melilla, one of two small exclaves of EU land on the African continent, has long been the strongest distillation of fortress Europe.
2.Black; (dated, offensive) synonym of negroid.
- The truth is that I know the guy had African skin and a shirt of some sort.

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1.A native of Africa; also one ethnologically belonging to an African race.
- The Cameroonian’s case is unique as many Africans denied Schengen visas rarely appeal or contest the decisions in court.

Frequency

Overall

Common· #1635

By learning goal

Everyday conversation: Rare
General reading & writing: Common
Academic: Common
Literature: Rare

Etymology

Attested as a noun in early New English Aphricane, Africans (plural), Middle English as Affrican, Aufrican and Old English as Africanas (“Africans”) (only plural). From Latin āfricānae, from āfricānus, from Āfricus.

AdjectiveAdjective×A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

NounNoun×A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

AdjectiveAdjective×A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

NounNoun×A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Overall

By learning goal

Adjective
A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Adjective
A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.