NOUN (1)

1. a native or inhabitant of Africa;


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples;
- Example: "African languages"

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

African \Af"ri*can\, a. [L. Africus, Africanus, fr. Afer
   African.]
   Of or pertaining to Africa.
   [1913 Webster]

   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.
      [1913 Webster]

   African violet .

   African-American, see African-American.
      [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

African \Af"ri*can\, n.
   A native of Africa; also one ethnologically belonging to an
   African race.
   [1913 Webster]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

African
    adj 1: of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples;
           "African languages"
    n 1: a native or inhabitant of Africa

The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906):

AFRICAN, n.  A nigger that votes our way.