Af·ri·can
ˈa-fri-kən 
also ˈä-
1
: a native or inhabitant of Africa
2
: a person and especially a Black person of African ancestry
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
Three unidentified suspects were killed during Tuesday's rescue operation, which was led by the South African Police Service's elite Hawks unit, according to a statement from police spokesman Lt. Col. Avele Fumba.
—Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2025
David Bezmozgis, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
Fofana immigrated to New York in his 30s from the West African country of Ivory Coast.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Former foreign minister Dominique Dupuy brought it up at both a Conference on the African Diaspora Conference in Brazil and a July 14 Bastille Day celebration at the French Embassy in Port-au-Prince.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
Three unidentified suspects were killed during Tuesday's rescue operation, which was led by the South African Police Service's elite Hawks unit, according to a statement from police spokesman Lt. Col. Avele Fumba.
—Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
Daniela and her parents, who, because of the peculiarities of the South African apartheid system, all received traditional Jewish educations.
—David Bezmozgis, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
Fofana immigrated to New York in his 30s from the West African country of Ivory Coast.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2025
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“African.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/African. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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