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Webster 1913 Edition


African

Af′ri-can

,
Adj.
[L.
Africus
,
Africanus
, fr.
Afer
African.]
Of or pertaining to Africa.
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
or
African teak
,
a timber furnished by
Oldfieldia Africana
, used in ship building.
African violet
. –
African-American
,

Af′ri-can

,
Noun.
A native of Africa; also one ethnologically belonging to an African race.

Webster 1828 Edition


African

AF'RICAN

,
Adj.
Pertaining to Africa.

AF'RICAN

,
Noun.
A native of Africa.
This name is given also to the African marygold.

Definition 2024


Afričan

Afričan

See also: african and African

Czech

Noun

Afričan m

  1. African

Declension


Upper Sorbian

Noun

Afričan m

  1. African (man)

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