african
Noun · AdjectiveSynonyms:
African
WordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- a native or inhabitant of AfricaSynonyms: African
Adjective (1)
- of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples“African languages”Synonyms: African
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
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-American, see African-American. [1913 Webster]
African \Af"ri*can\, n. A native of Africa; also one ethnologically belonging to an African race. [1913 Webster]
The Devil's Dictionary
AFRICAN, n. A nigger that votes our way.