African
adjective/ˈæfrɪkən/
/ˈæfrɪkən/
- of or connected with AfricaTopics People in societya2Oxford Collocations DictionaryAfrican is used with these nouns:
- bush
- elephant
- rhythm
- …
Word Originfrom Latin Africanus, from Africa (terra) ‘(land) of the Afri’, an ancient people of North Africa.Definitions on the go
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