"africain" meaning in All languages combined

See africain on Wiktionary

Adjective [French]

IPA: /a.fʁi.kɛ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Fhala.K-africain.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-GrandCelinien-africain.wav [France, Paris], LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-africain.wav [France], LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-africain.wav [France, Vosges], LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-africain.wav [France, Lyon] Forms: africaine [feminine], africains [masculine, plural], africaines [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French african, africain, from Latin africānus. By surface analysis, Afrique + -ain. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|african|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French african, {{inh+|fr|frm|african}} Inherited from Middle French african, {{der|fr|la|africānus}} Latin africānus, {{surf|fr|Afrique|-ain}} By surface analysis, Afrique + -ain Head templates: {{fr-adj}} africain (feminine africaine, masculine plural africains, feminine plural africaines)
  1. (relational) of Africa; African Tags: relational Derived forms: Sud-Ouest africain, Union africaine Related terms: Afrique

Inflected forms

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      "africain",
      "africain#Middle_French"
    ],
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      "africānus",
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    ],
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      "Afrique#French"
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      },
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    },
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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    },
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      ],
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        {
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        }
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